Larry Raymond Shanks

Larry Raymond Shanks, 78, of Monett passed away April 11, 2021, while in the comfort of his home and with family at his side.
Shanks was born Aug. 10, 1942 in Excelsior Springs, son of the late Raymond Worth and Willella Louise (Young) Shanks. He graduated from Monett High School with the class of 1960. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia and his Master’s Degree in Fish and Wildlife Science from Mississippi State University. He worked as a Fish and Wildlife Biologist for the state of Florida for 12 years and 33 years for the United States Fish and Wildlife Services. He was a member of the retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife organization. He was a longtime member of the First United Methodist Church in Monett where he volunteered as Loaves and Fishes Chairman for many years.
He married Carleen Slape on Nov. 26, 1993 in Littleton, Colo.
Shanks is survived by his wife; sons, Mike (Kristine) Shanks of Pierce City, Danny (Laura) Weddle of Overland Park, Kan. and Shane (Amaya) Weddle of San Luis Obispo, Calif.; daughters, Melanie (Rayburn) Foster of Deville, La., Lynn Stewart, of Lee’s Summit and Julia Shanks, of Monett; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Jane (Bob) Forster and of Sedalia, Colo., Marilyn (Steve) Wood of Hays, Kan. and Joyce (Noel) Jackson of Texarkana, Texas as well as several extended family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents.
Funeral services will be held at the First United Methodist Church in Monett on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 10 a.m. with Reverend Brian Smith and Reverend Clif Crockett officiating. Interment will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Monett. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to Linn Thornton Christmas Fund in care of the funeral home. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of Buchanan Funeral Home.

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