SHANKS, Anna Marie

Verde Independent, Cottonwood, AZ May 27, 2005 Anna Marie Shanks, 88, of Flagstaff, died May 22, 2005.Anna Marie was born July 31, 1916, in Buffalo, N.Y. She was married to Donald D. Shanks on July 24, 1945, and, as far as anyone knows, they never said an unkind word to each other. They moved to Flagstaff in 1949. She was a retiree of the Valley National Bank where she worked as a trust administrator. She was a founding member of St. Pius X Parish and was a member of the Rosary Altar Society, the collection counting committee, and served for many years as secretary to the CCD program. She was a very creative person who loved to sew and do various kinds of needlework. In her layer years, when her eyesight began to fail, she spent many hours listening to recorded books provided by the Arizona Library for the Blind. Anna Marie is survived by her husband, Donald; a daughter Janet (William) Fish, of Winslow; sons Gerald (Merry Carol) Shanks, of Cornville, Leonard (Janice) Shanks, of Glendale, and Daniel Shanks, of Cottonwood. She is also survived by six grandchildren, Gerry (Lisa) Shanks, of Tucson, Donna Ann (Dennis) Betz, of Glendale, Kristen Shanks, of Gilbert, Donnie (Terra) Shanks, of Cornville, William (Jennifer) Fish, of Bossier City, La., and Scott Shanks, of Tucson. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Margaret (Merkel) Reinhart, and a brother, John Reinhart. A memorial Mass was May 26 in the Immaculate Conception Church, 700 N. Bill Gray Road, Cottonwood. Westcott Funeral Home is directing these arrangements.