Henry Clinton Shanks, of Oak Ridge, answered the call of his Lord to join Him in His heavenly home October 24, 2014.
Henry was born to Neal and Willie Ann Alvis Shanks on November 20, 1918, in Rogersville, Tennessee.
“H.C.,” as he was often called, was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Navy. He was a retiree after 39 years working for Union Carbide Nuclear Corporation as a boiler operator at the K-25 facility, and he was a long-time member and deacon of Woodland Park Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 34 years, Selma Self Shanks; siblings, Claude, Fred, Clarence, Neal Jr., Will, Louise, and Leona; and grandson, Michael Childs. [Read more…]