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The Downey Eagle 

Friday, November 19, 1999
Vol. 7 No. 39


Friends, family mourn Donald H. Shanks here
DOWNEY-Funeral and burial for longtime Downey resident Donald H. Shanks were at Rose Hills 
Memorial Park Nov. 9. 
He had suffered from Alzheimer's Disease for many years and died Nov. 3 at the Windsor Garden 
nursing facility in Anaheim. 
He was known as "Don" to everyone, and his motto was "Let me live in a house by the side of the 
road, and be a friend to man." He moved to Downey in 1952 and operated two small businesses, 
one of which was DonRaeRon Fine Confections in Arrington Square. Later he worked as a courier 
for the Bank of America, retiring in 1977. 
He spent the next decade traveling by trailer throughout the U.S. with his wife, Ramona. 
He lived on Julius Avenue in Downey. 
He was a veteran of World War II, and a lifelong church member. He joined the Downey Memorial 
Christian Church in 1961. His favorite hymn was "Blessed Assurance, Jesus is Mine, Oh What a 
Foretaste of Glory Divine." 
Survivors include his wife, Ramona; a brother, Harold; his son, Ron; grandchildren Sean, Thea, Alex, 
Todd; and many nieces and nephews. 
In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations to the Rosebud Sioux tribe, P.O. Box 430, Rosebud, S.D., 57570.