Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, October 11, 1993 TAG: 9310110137
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT SHANK, HENRY DEWITT JR.
SHANK, Henry DeWitt Jr., 82, of Salem, died Sunday, October 10, 1993 at
Richfield Nursing Center in Salem. He was preceded in death by his wife,
Vivian, and by his parents, Henry D. and Elizabeth P. Shank, all of Salem. He
is survived by two sons and their familes, DeWitt, Marie, and Katherine Shank,
Lewisburg, W. Va.; and David, Susan and Chelsea Shank, Hampton. Also surviving
is one brother, Benson P. Shank, Vinton. Mrs. Shank was a life long resident
of Salem. He was elected Deacon in the Salem Presbyterian Church, president of
the Salem Kiwanis Club, and Salesman of the Year of the Southern Home
Furnishings Association. He was a 50 year life member of the Taylor Lodge #23
AF & AM, and the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons in Virginia. He was a
1933 graduate of Virginia Tech in Business Administration. In his senior year,
he was manager of the Va. Tech varsity football team. In 1940, he was a clerk
of the Senate of Virginia. He served in the U. S. Army in the European Theater
of Operations in WWII, rising to the rank of Major. He had, at one time, been
a partner with his father and brother in Moir & Trout Co. Wholesale Grocers in
Roanoke, and partner, then owner of the Shank Furniture Co. in Salem. A
graveside service for family members will be held at East Hill Cemetery, 10
a.m. Wednesday, October 13, 1993, followed by a memorial service 11 a.m., for
friends and family, at the Salem Presbyterian Church. Dr. Leighton Culler will
officiate services. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday
at John M. Oakey & Son Funeral Home, Salem. In lieu of flowers, the family
asks that donations be made to the Salem Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 536,
Salem, Va. 24153.
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