Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, October 12, 1993 TAG: 9310120243
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 families, DeWitt, Merle, and Katherine
Shank, Lewisburg, W.Va.; and David, Sue, and Chelsea Shank, Hampton. Also
surviving is one brother, Benson P. Shank, Vinton. Mr. Shank was a lifelong
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
at 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.
by CNB