-Rev. Archie Rex Shanks, 81, of 21 Lake St., died Tuesday, May 23, in Umass/Memorial Healthcare.
He leaves his wife of 9 years, Dorothy J. (Latour) Shanks; 2 brothers, Richard G. Shanks of Houston and Cloyd M. Shanks of Midland, TX; a sister, Judith A. Parshall of Clearmont, Missouri; a stepdaughter, Catherine M. Przybylek of Webster; 2 step grandsons; nephews and nieces. A brother, Lloyd B. Shanks, died in 2003.
He was born in Jasper, Missouri and raised in Baxter Springs, Kansas, the son of Louis and Julia (Mitchell) Shanks. He moved here in 1997. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
He graduated from the high school in Riverton, Kansas in 1942 and later earned a degree at the University of Kansas in 1962.
In his extensive career, he worked for IBM, was a teacher, principal and superintendent in Kansas, and then was a personnel manager. He studied in Minneapolis before becoming a clergyman in 1986.
Rev. Shanks had a full time healing ministry in the Crown of Life Ministries, which brought him all over the world. He led a congregation here for many years. He received numerous religious awards, including an honorary doctorate from a seminary in India. In his later years, he was a member of the Faith Assembly of God.
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Siblings:
Richard Gerald Shanks
Lloyd Beryl Shanks
Joy Louise Shanks
He leaves his wife of 9 years, Dorothy J. (Latour) Shanks; 2 brothers, Richard G. Shanks of Houston and Cloyd M. Shanks of Midland, TX; a sister, Judith A. Parshall of Clearmont, Missouri; a stepdaughter, Catherine M. Przybylek of Webster; 2 step grandsons; nephews and nieces. A brother, Lloyd B. Shanks, died in 2003.
He was born in Jasper, Missouri and raised in Baxter Springs, Kansas, the son of Louis and Julia (Mitchell) Shanks. He moved here in 1997. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
He graduated from the high school in Riverton, Kansas in 1942 and later earned a degree at the University of Kansas in 1962.
In his extensive career, he worked for IBM, was a teacher, principal and superintendent in Kansas, and then was a personnel manager. He studied in Minneapolis before becoming a clergyman in 1986.
Rev. Shanks had a full time healing ministry in the Crown of Life Ministries, which brought him all over the world. He led a congregation here for many years. He received numerous religious awards, including an honorary doctorate from a seminary in India. In his later years, he was a member of the Faith Assembly of God.
Relationship links:
Siblings:
Richard Gerald Shanks
Lloyd Beryl Shanks
Joy Louise Shanks
-Rev. Archie Rex Shanks, 81, of 21 Lake St., died Tuesday, May 23, in Umass/Memorial Healthcare.
He leaves his wife of 9 years, Dorothy J. (Latour) Shanks; 2 brothers, Richard G. Shanks of Houston and Cloyd M. Shanks of Midland, TX; a sister, Judith A. Parshall of Clearmont, Missouri; a stepdaughter, Catherine M. Przybylek of Webster; 2 step grandsons; nephews and nieces. A brother, Lloyd B. Shanks, died in 2003.
He was born in Jasper, Missouri and raised in Baxter Springs, Kansas, the son of Louis and Julia (Mitchell) Shanks. He moved here in 1997. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
He graduated from the high school in Riverton, Kansas in 1942 and later earned a degree at the University of Kansas in 1962.
In his extensive career, he worked for IBM, was a teacher, principal and superintendent in Kansas, and then was a personnel manager. He studied in Minneapolis before becoming a clergyman in 1986.
Rev. Shanks had a full time healing ministry in the Crown of Life Ministries, which brought him all over the world. He led a congregation here for many years. He received numerous religious awards, including an honorary doctorate from a seminary in India. In his later years, he was a member of the Faith Assembly of God.
Relationship links:
Siblings:
Richard Gerald Shanks
Lloyd Beryl Shanks
Joy Louise Shanks
He leaves his wife of 9 years, Dorothy J. (Latour) Shanks; 2 brothers, Richard G. Shanks of Houston and Cloyd M. Shanks of Midland, TX; a sister, Judith A. Parshall of Clearmont, Missouri; a stepdaughter, Catherine M. Przybylek of Webster; 2 step grandsons; nephews and nieces. A brother, Lloyd B. Shanks, died in 2003.
He was born in Jasper, Missouri and raised in Baxter Springs, Kansas, the son of Louis and Julia (Mitchell) Shanks. He moved here in 1997. He was an Army veteran of World War II.
He graduated from the high school in Riverton, Kansas in 1942 and later earned a degree at the University of Kansas in 1962.
In his extensive career, he worked for IBM, was a teacher, principal and superintendent in Kansas, and then was a personnel manager. He studied in Minneapolis before becoming a clergyman in 1986.
Rev. Shanks had a full time healing ministry in the Crown of Life Ministries, which brought him all over the world. He led a congregation here for many years. He received numerous religious awards, including an honorary doctorate from a seminary in India. In his later years, he was a member of the Faith Assembly of God.
Relationship links:
Siblings:
Richard Gerald Shanks
Lloyd Beryl Shanks
Joy Louise Shanks
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