Margaret Jean Shanks Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on February 3, 2026, at the age of 85, Margaret Jean Shanks (Elizabethtown, Kentucky), born in Birmingham, Alabama passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Rev. Roosevelt Quinn and Mary Quinn; her husband Frederick D. Shanks Sr.; and her brothers, Roosevelt Quinn Jr. and James Quinn.
She is survived by: her children, Laquita Perry (Nat), Frederick Shanks II (Rita) and Shonta Jones (Lorenza); her grandchildren, Nathaniel Perry III (Kristin), Ciera Shanks, Dezmond Perry (Jacqueline), Tia Shanks, Lalah Ware, Nilah Ware and Fredericka Shanks; her great grandchildren, Taniya Shanks, Saniya Shanks, Major Shanks, Alayia Shanks and Kayson McMillian Dakari Perry; and her siblings, Charles Quinn, Beverly Davis, Janice Frank, Jerome Quinn (Lolita) and Tommy Quinn (Donna). She is also survived by her family, many friends.
