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Sheilah Diane (Sconce) & William Otis "Sonny" Shankles, Jr
Tombstone Photo
Burneyville Cemetery

Burneyville, Love County, Oklahoma
© Phil & Donna (Stricklan) Whitaker

Obit for William posted by Martha Reddout

Marietta Monitor
29 Jun 2018, Page 4

Services for William O. “Sonny” Shankles, Jr., 75, of the Shady Dale Community will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 29 in the Shady Dale Baptist Church with Jerry Harper officiating, assisted by Reverend John Sconce.

Interment will follow in the Burneyville Cemetery.

Born June 15, 1943 at Burneyville, the son of William Otis “Buster” and Geneva Kitchens Shankles, he died Tuesday, June 26, 2018 in Mercy Health Love County, Marietta. A lifelong resident of the Marietta area, Sonny graduated from Turner High School with the class of 1961. A rancher and team roper, he was the Central Rodeo Association Champion Team Roper in both 1977 and 1980, roping with his son Kent and Bruce Mobley. Sonny also worked at Marietta Sportswear for several years. He and Sheilah Dianne Sconce were married in Gainesville, Texas on May 12, 1999. Sonny loved to go fishing, especially with his grandson Zack, and play golf. He also enjoyed camping at Lebanon and cooking fish for family and friends. Sonny was a member of the Shady Dale Baptist Church.

Preceding him in death were his parents and son, Van Zimmerman, Jr.

Survivors include his wife, Sheilah of the home; son, Kent Shankles and wife Tonja of Jimtown; two daughters, Tonya Spanglo and husband Bobby of Marietta and Tiffany Zimmerman of Ardmore; three brothers, Charles Shankles and wife Sue of Shady Dale, Don Shankles and wife Cissy of Granbury, Texas, and Troy Shankles and wife Anita of Burneyville; three sisters, Sylvia Stewart of Ardmore, Linda Stewart of Burneyville, and Vickie Shankles of Lake Texoma; eight grandchildren, Kenja Shankles, Lindsey Ramon, Kilee Vinson, Zack Spanglo, Crystal Hicks, Courtney Hicks, Elizabeth Spradlin, and Jessie Zimmerman; four great-grandchildren, Grayson Ramon, Makynle Spradlin, Lily Zimmerman, and Alyssa Spradlin; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Serving as pallbearers will be Tony Stewart, Doug Kirk, Brent Sykora, Ricky Teafatiller, Luke Vinson, and Mark Muller. Honorary bearers are the ladies at Dr. J’s office (Ardmore Cancer Center) and his camping and fishing buddies.

Visitation for the family and friends will be from 6 until 8 p.m. Thursday, June 28 at the funeral home.

Online guest book: wattsfuneralhome.com

This obituary included a photo of Mr. Shankles.

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