Shannon Marie Meyer, 37, of Akron, Ohio, was found dead at about 5:30 a.m. on February 24, 2017, at the couple’s home in the 2300 block of 14th Street Southwest. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head after an argument with her husband, Donald Alexander Sr. Alexander, 52 at the time, was arrested and initially charged with murder and felonious assault; he later pleaded guilty to manslaughter with a gun specification and in October 2017 was sentenced to 13 years in state prison by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Joy Malek-Oldfield.

Shannon was born May 29, 1979, the daughter of John W. and Carol Graf Meyer, grew up in Green and graduated from Green High School in 1998; she attended Kent State University. She is survived by her husband, children Anastasia, Josephine and Carol, and step-sons Donald Alexander Jr. and Justin Alexander, and their children. A memorial service was held March 4, 2017, at Newcomer Funeral Home in Akron.

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