Shawnetta Lanice Dunn, daughter of the Veronica Luster and the late Richard Sharpe was born on December 26, 1971, in Kennett, MO. Shawnetta was a 1990 graduate of Hayti High School. After working various jobs, Shawnetta decided to move to Georgia where she would attend ACT (Advanced Career Training) where she would earn a certificate in Business Administration, in the course of single-handedly raising 3 children. If you knew Shawnetta, you knew she was a loving person that would give you the clothes off her back if needed. Shawn left her mark wherever she went, and it really showed in her many acts of selflessness. Her nurturing nature made it easy to confide in her and feel comfortable. She really enjoyed making others happy and spending time with her grandbabies.

Shawnetta is survived by her mother, Veronica Luster, sisters Perasia (Jeffery) Harden, Lithia Springs, GA Felicia (Robert) Stevens, Austell, GA, Chantel Reedus, Dallas, TX, Yumika Jackson, Charlotte, NC Lakeisha Warfield, Phoenix, AZ and Janae (Germaine) Sharpe, Elkart, IN and brothers Dominick Dunn, Hayti, MO and Anthony Luster Alabama, one daughter Taiyon Perkins, Hampton, VA , two sons, Terone Dunn , Lithia Springs, GA and Craig Perkins Jr, Hampton, GA, two granddaughters, Jaya E, Suggs, Hampton, VA and Pilar G. Dunn, a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins and a special friend whom proceeds her in death, Mr. Julian Keyes.

Funeral services were held Saturday, August 12, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at the Faith Temple Church of God in Christ in Hayti, with Bishop Nathaniel Ellis officiating.  Pallbearers were Fernando Dunn, Daryl Dunn, Frank Thompson Jr., Anton Dunn, Dominick Dunn, and Andrew Kyles. Honorary pallbearers were Terone Dunn, Craig Perkins Jr., Anthony Luster Jr., and Brad Ivory.  Interment was in Woodlawn Cemetery in Hayti.

John W. German Funeral Home of Hayti in charge.