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John Russell Rochester “Russell” Shanks

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John Russell Rochester “Russell” Shanks

Birth
Jasper County, Illinois, USA
Death
15 Dec 1989 (aged 87)
Olney, Richland County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Yale, Jasper County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Row 26, No.42
Memorial ID
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John Russell Rochester Shanks, 87, of Willow Hill, died at 10:39pm Friday, Dec. 15, 1989 in Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney.
Funeral services were held at 10:30am today (Monday) in Crain Funeral Home, Newton, with burial in Brockville Cemetery, rural Newton.
Mr. Shanks was born Oct. 10, 1902 in Jasper County, son of Henry and Maude (Frederick) Shanks. He was a retired Texaco worker in Lockport after 38 years and a World War II veteran.
Surviving are his brother, Clone Shanks; sisters, Ellen Price, Hazel Williams, and Cleda Else. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. (Thank you Debbie, findagrave member #47002777)

John Russell Rochester Shanks, 87, of Willow Hill, died at 10:39pm Friday, Dec. 15, 1989 in Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney.
Funeral services were held at 10:30am today (Monday) in Crain Funeral Home, Newton, with burial in Brockville Cemetery, rural Newton.
Mr. Shanks was born Oct. 10, 1902 in Jasper County, son of Henry and Maude (Frederick) Shanks. He was a retired Texaco worker in Lockport after 38 years and a World War II veteran.
Surviving are his brother, Clone Shanks; sisters, Ellen Price, Hazel Williams, and Cleda Else. One brother and one sister preceded him in death. (Thank you Debbie, findagrave member #47002777)


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