BANNING, Wanda L. (Shanks) - b. December 21, 1941 - d. July 22, 2007

[Janet Harrington]

(Taken from the Flint Hills Express, July 25, 2007, page 3)

Wanda L. (Shanks) Banning, 65, passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2007.  Funeral services will be held Friday, July 27, 2007 at 10: a.m. at the Faith Baptist Chnurch, Johnson, Kan.

Friends may call at Garnand Funeral Home, Johnson, Kan., on Thursday, July 26, from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.

Wanda is the sister to Wayne Shanks of Sedan.  She grew up in Longton.

The family suggest that memorials be given to the Stanton County Relay for Life in care of Garnand Funeral Home, Box 715, Johnson, KS 67855.
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(Taken from the Garden City Telegram, online)

Wanda L. Banning

Published 7/25/2007

   JOHNSON CITY --Wanda L. Shanks Banning, 65, died Sunday, July 22, 2007, at St. Catherine Hospital in Garden City.

   She was born Dec. 21, 1941, to Neil and Myrtle (Snyder) Shanks in Longton. She was raised in Longton and graduated from Longton High School in 1960.

   On Aug. 25, 1961, she married James E. Banning in Longton. He survives. She loved to garden, crochet, paint, sew and spend time with family.

   Survivors also include three daughters, Lorri Ann Banning-Leatherman, Liberal, Janet Sheppard, Bakersfield, Calif., and Nancy Banning, Johnson City; two sons, Jimmy Banning, Ulysses, and Robert (Pete) Banning, Johnson City; two sisters, Edwina Mason, Atwood, and Sharon Minnis, Brunswick, Mo.; two brothers, Wayne Shanks, Sedan, and Larry Shanks, Pittsburg; five grandsons; two granddaughters; and several nieces and nephews.

   She was preceded in death by her parents and a great-grandson, Keagen Ty Phillips.

   Funeral is 10 a.m. Friday at Faith Baptist Church, Johnson City, with the Rev. Carl Kissell officiating.

   Visitation is 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at Garnand Funeral Home in Johnson City.

   Memorials are suggested to Stanton County Relay For Life in care of Garnand Funeral Home, P.O. Box 715, Johnson City, KS 67855.

[Ole Granny]

Sorry to hear about Wanda.  I've wondered where Wayne was living since Elk Manor closed.  Does anyone know how he is doing?

[Janet Harrington]

I have not heard anything about Wayne Shanks.  I would venture to guess that he may have gone to the Pleasant Valley Nursing Home in Sedan.  He may have come to Twilight Manor Nursing Home here in Howard.