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Sheilah Diane (Sconce) &
William Otis "Sonny" Shankles, Jr
Tombstone Photo
Burneyville Cemetery
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Obit for William posted by Martha Reddout
Marietta Monitor
29 Jun 2018, Page 4
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.
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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Obit for Sheilah posted by Martha Reddout
Sep 5, 1954 - Nov 16, 2020

© Watts Funeral Home
(permission granted)
Interment will
follow in the Burneyville Cemetery, Burneyville, OK, under the direction
of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
Sheilah was born September 5, 1954, in Plain Dealing, Bossier Parish,
LA, the daughter of John Custom and Viola (Clark) Sconce. She passed
away on Monday, November 17, 2020, at Mercy Health Love County in
Marietta.
Sheilah was a lifelong area resident. She worked for the Marietta
Sportswear for several years before going into the house cleaning
business. She had her own house cleaning business for thirty plus years.
Sheilah married the love of her life, William O. "Sonny" Shankles on May
12, 1999, in Gainesville, TX. He preceded her in death on June 26, 2018.
Sheilah was a breast cancer survivor at the age of 28. She had many
hobbies she enjoyed doing with the love of her life. They enjoyed
camping at Lebanon, golfing, fishing and were also members of the Shady
Dale Baptist Church. Sheilah was once the Trout Derby Queen at the Blue
River in Tishomingo, OK. Sheilah also liked going to WinStar to play the
slots and loved listening, singing, and dancing to any type of music.
She was known as a kindhearted woman who was always smiling, and she
never met a stranger. Visiting with family and friends brought her joy.
Although she had many interests, the most important thing in her life
was the time she would spend with her kids and grandkids.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sonny Shankles; by her
parents; and a son, Van A. Zimmerman, Jr.
Survivors include her daughters, Tonya Spanglo and husband Bobby of the
home, and Tiffany Zimmerman of Ardmore, OK; sister, Carolyn Liddell and
husband Wesley, Jr. of Thackerville, OK; brothers, John Sconce and wife
Pat of Shady Dale, David Sconce and special friend Dessi of Thackerville,
and Paul Sconce and wife Stacy of Marietta; grandchildren, Zack Spanglo
of the home, Kilee Vinson and husband Jake of Enville, OK, Courtney
Hicks of Lawton, OK, Crystal Hicks of Denton, TX, Elizabeth Spradlin and
husband Heath of Marietta, and Jessie Zimmerman of Ardmore;
great-grandchildren, Mila Vinson, Makynlee Spradlin, Alyssa Spradlin,
and Lily Towner; in-laws, Linda Stewart, Charles Shankles, Sylvia
Stewart, Vickie Shankles, Don Shankles, and Troy Shankles; and several
nieces and nephews.
Serving as casket bearers are Bobby Spanglo, Zack Spanglo, Jake Vinson,
Fred Potter, Parker Liddell, and Heath Spradlin. Honorary bearers are
members of the Shady Dale Baptist Church.
Time for viewing will be from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Friday at the
funeral home.
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