More Than Snow Cones: 71-Year-Old Business Brings Community Together

  • Epic Sno Cones owner David Henry, right, holds his sleeping granddaughter, Safiya Henry, 9 months, and eats a Mississippi Squirrel snow cone, as he talks with Oklahoma Senator Shane Jett on July 3. Shawnee’s oldest snow cone stand, at 722 S. Beard, was set to have their grand re-opening that day, but the electricity went off. They will announce when the event will be rescheduled.
    Epic Sno Cones owner David Henry, right, holds his sleeping granddaughter, Safiya Henry, 9 months, and eats a Mississippi Squirrel snow cone, as he talks with Oklahoma Senator Shane Jett on July 3. Shawnee’s oldest snow cone stand, at 722 S. Beard, was set to have their grand re-opening that day, but the electricity went off. They will announce when the event will be rescheduled.
  • Customers order from Epic Sno Cones on July 3. The snow cone stand has been in business since 1952 and has had four owners. Its current owner, David Henry, opened on June 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Customers order from Epic Sno Cones on July 3. The snow cone stand has been in business since 1952 and has had four owners. Its current owner, David Henry, opened on June 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • The Snow Boy Snow Cones stand, now Epic Sno Cones at 722 S. Beard in Shawnee, is shown in years past when it was surrounded by trees. Photo provided.
    The Snow Boy Snow Cones stand, now Epic Sno Cones at 722 S. Beard in Shawnee, is shown in years past when it was surrounded by trees. Photo provided.
  • Snow Boy Snow Cones owner Virginia Eddings serves snow cones to a little girl. Eddings owned the stand from 1962 until 2002. The stand has existed at 722 S. Beard in Shawnee since 1952. Photo provided.
    Snow Boy Snow Cones owner Virginia Eddings serves snow cones to a little girl. Eddings owned the stand from 1962 until 2002. The stand has existed at 722 S. Beard in Shawnee since 1952. Photo provided.
  • Two young children visit Snow Boy Snow Cones for a delicious, cold snow cone on a hot summer day. Photo provided.
    Two young children visit Snow Boy Snow Cones for a delicious, cold snow cone on a hot summer day. Photo provided.
  • Epic Sno Cones owner David Henry talks with OK Senator Shane Jett and Jett's wife, Ana, as he holds his sleeping granddaughter.
    Epic Sno Cones owner David Henry talks with OK Senator Shane Jett and Jett's wife, Ana, as he holds his sleeping granddaughter.
  • Epic Sno Cones owner David Henry talks with OK Senator Shane Jett and Jett's wife, Ana, as he holds his sleeping granddaughter.
    Epic Sno Cones owner David Henry talks with OK Senator Shane Jett and Jett's wife, Ana, as he holds his sleeping granddaughter.
  • Tarryn Henry hands snow cones to Hendrix Robertson, 8, and Nevaeh Howell, 12, both of Shawnee, as Sarah Jett waits for her order at Epic Sno Cones on July 3. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Tarryn Henry hands snow cones to Hendrix Robertson, 8, and Nevaeh Howell, 12, both of Shawnee, as Sarah Jett waits for her order at Epic Sno Cones on July 3. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Tarryn Henry hands a snow cone to Sarah Jett, 8, as Raquel Jett, 18, waits.
    Tarryn Henry hands a snow cone to Sarah Jett, 8, as Raquel Jett, 18, waits.
  • Tarryn Henry hands a snow cone to Sarah Jett, 8, as Raquel Jett, 18, and Esther Jett, 14, wait.
    Tarryn Henry hands a snow cone to Sarah Jett, 8, as Raquel Jett, 18, and Esther Jett, 14, wait.
  • Esther Jett, 14, receives her snow cone from Tarryn Henry at Epic Sno Cones on July 3.
    Esther Jett, 14, receives her snow cone from Tarryn Henry at Epic Sno Cones on July 3.
  • Tarryn Henry at Epic Sno Cones serves a cup of shaved ice.
    Tarryn Henry at Epic Sno Cones serves a cup of shaved ice.
  • Tarryn Henry serves up an order for four snow cones at Epic Sno Cones, at 722 S. Beard on July 3. The oldest stand in Shawnee is still operating out of the building where it began in 1952, and David Henry, Tarryn's father, opened for the summer on June 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Tarryn Henry serves up an order for four snow cones at Epic Sno Cones, at 722 S. Beard on July 3. The oldest stand in Shawnee is still operating out of the building where it began in 1952, and David Henry, Tarryn's father, opened for the summer on June 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Epic Sno Cones offers a pavilion for enjoying snow cones and connecting with the community.
    Epic Sno Cones offers a pavilion for enjoying snow cones and connecting with the community.
  • A line forms and kids play at Epic Sno Cones on July 3.
    A line forms and kids play at Epic Sno Cones on July 3.
  • A line forms and kids play at Epic Sno Cones on July 3.
    A line forms and kids play at Epic Sno Cones on July 3.
  • Epic Sno Cones menu
    Epic Sno Cones menu
    There are many things that kids look forward to in the summer, and one of them is snow cones. And, while Shawnee and the surrounding area have many snow cone stands, there is one that has stood the test of time. The little white, wood-frame building with the square sliding window at 722 S. Beard has been a tradition since it originally opened in 1952. R.J. “George” and B...

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