A 53-year-old woman died in a head-on collision Nov. 27 on Texas 71 in Burnet County.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) released preliminary details about the crash Nov. 30 involving an eastbound Dodge pickup traveling in the westbound lane and a Ford mini-SUV, driven by the victim.
The crash was reported at 6:52 p.m. that evening on the highway near Twisted Oak Dr. in Spicewood.
“The 2006 Dodge Ram Pickup truck was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane,” according to the DPS report. “The 2020 Ford Edge SUV was traveling westbound. The Dodge struck the Ford in a head on collision.”
The driver of the Ford was identified as Shannan Michelle Burnette, 53, of Horseshoe Bay. She was pronounced dead at the scene by Pct. 3 Justice of the Peace Jane Marie Hurst.
“The occupant in the Dodge was flown to Dell Seton Hospital in Austin by Air Evac for treatment to injuries,” the DPS report stated.
Loved ones of Burnette reached out to The Highlander with details about her life. Burnette, a wife and mother, operated a local cleaning and house-sitting service.
She was born April 16, 1970 in Indianapolis, Indiana. She traveled and resided in communities across the country before settling in the Hill Country. She lived in Gilroy, Calif.; Cupertino, California; Chicago area, Ill.; Gamboa, Panama Canal Zone; and Chattanooga, Tenn.
Burnette (Nee: Shannan Hicks, Shannon Cone) is preceded in death by her mother, Lonna Gail Cone, nee Kennedy; Sister, Kristi Lynn Cone; and Niece, Laura Marie Kennedy.
She is survived by her husband, Charles Burnette of Horseshoe Bay; her father Dan Cone of Marble Falls; and Son, Randy Allen Hicks Jr. of Carson City, Nevada.
A family statement described Burnette as “A loving wife and mother, earnest and hard working. She was a dedicated life-long horse lover and livestock show person.
“Horses were her passion from 9 years old until now. She will be missed and remembered by her family and widely spread friends,” the statement continued. “Gone much too soon.”