Means - Shemwell Family

The (blended) Means-Shemwell Family - or just known as the Shemwell Family - have eleven children from parents Spencer and Erica (Kendall Means) Shemwell.

## Family Members

### Parents

Erica and Tony Means, Spencer and Aimee Shemwell

### Children

Landon (Means) Shemwell, Brayden Shemwell, Emma (Means) Shemwell, Lily (Means) Shemwell, Harper Shemwell, Sophie (Means) Shemwell, Tanner (Means) Shemwell, Avery Shemwell, Amelia (Means) Shemwell, Bexley Shemwell, Caleb (Means) Shemwell

## Family

Michael Spencer Shemwell - born February 1, 1988

Erica Alyse Kendall - born May 19, 1987

**Anniversary:** January 22, 2019

## Aimee

Aimee Nicole Wohlfahrt was born September 10, 1988 to Rachel and Darryl Wohlfahrt. She was the eldest of seven children. On December 22, 2007, she married Michael Spencer Shemwell. On November 13, 2017, the family was involved in car crash when Spencer ran a red light. Aimee, and her unborn child, were killed instantly.

## Tony

Daryl Anthony Means was born on December 29, 1984 to Sharese and Daryl Means, although he is the biological child of Sharese Means and Mark Letham. He was one of three children through his mom and adopted dad. (He has additional siblings through his biological father, but this family wasn't located until after his death.) On June 8, 2007, he married Erica Alyse Kendall. Tony suffered from LFS, a rare hereditary disorder that increases a carrier's chances of developing cancer to nearly 100%. Despite being diagnosed in December 2008, Tony and Erica decided to continue having more children, knowing the risk of passing on the disorder was 50%, and that their only child at the time, Landon, was positive for it. Tony had several surgeries over the years, but began seizing and having muscle spasms in September 2015. By November 30, 2016, the decision was made to stop the medications, as they were no longer working and Tony's was no longer in full control of his mind and body. He died two days later on December 2, 2016.

## Spencer and Erica

Spencer and Erica met through a widows and widowers support group through their church. Shortly after Aimee's death, Spencer moved his family from Virginia to Utah to get more support from his church and to obtain his general contractors license. He and Erica began dating November 24, 2018, and were married two months later on January 22, 2019. They say the children were all very supportive of the family merger. Both Spencer and Erica have adopted each other's children, with Erica's children taking Spencer's last name. Still, their former spouses' memories are never far away and the children are encouraged to think and talk about them.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CZcPURXlV73/?utm\_medium=copy\_link
2. ↑ https://momentsmiraclesandmeans.blogspot.com/2017/06/six-months-without-you-ten-years-turn.html?m=0
3. ↑ https://stream.org/widow-and-widower-find-love-and-blended-family-of-13/
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 https://shemwellbunch.blogspot.com/2021/02/tony.html
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nvdaily/obituary.aspx?n=aimee-nicole-shemwell-wohlfahrt&pid=187253606&fhid=13109
6. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CMQ7MAOBZ4W/?igshid=1vctmljnom8f6
7. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CWmoAhwsiXw/?utm\_medium=copy\_link
8. ↑ https://shemwellbunch.blogspot.com/2021/03/aimee.html
9. ↑ https://royalexaminer.com/pregnant-linden-woman-unborn-child-die-warren-county-crash/
10. ↑ https://www.sundbergolpinmortuary.com/obituary/Daryl-Means
11. ↑ https://www.tvshowsace.com/2021/07/25/blended-bunch-exclusive-fate-tlc-series-season-2/
12. ↑ https://momentsmiraclesandmeans.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-beginning-is-very-good-place-to.html?m=0
13. ↑ https://momentsmiraclesandmeans.blogspot.com/2016/04/brain-surgery-2.html?m=0
14. ↑ https://momentsmiraclesandmeans.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-dying-and-living.html?m=0
15. ↑ https://stream.org/widow-and-widower-find-love-and-blended-family-of-13/
16. ↑ https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/real-life-brady-bunch-is-a-story-of-hope-faith-and-second-chances
17. ↑ https://people.com/tv/the-blended-bunch-tlc-shemwell-family-supertease-exclusive/