Jack Wilbanks Shannon, a retired minister of senior adults, died Sept. 6. He was 88.
After graduating from high school, Shannon served in the United States Marine Corps and fought in Iwo Jima. Following his service, he obtained a bachelor of arts degree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas, a master of religious education degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, and a master of arts degree from the University of Alabama.
Shannon, a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Tuscaloosa, served as the minister of education and later the minister of senior adults for Calvary Baptist for 32 years before retiring in 1989. He also served on the staffs of First Baptist Church, Andalusia, and a church in Florida.
Shannon is survived by his wife of 65 years, Eula; two children; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. (TAB)
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