Virginia Paxton Shanks (Newkirk) passed away suddenly at Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital on February 20, 2026, at the age of 96.
Predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Robert Shanks (2016), and her sister Betty Douglas (2019).
Born in Chatham on October 6, 1929, Virginia enjoyed a 27-year teaching career. Starting in a one-room schoolhouse, she completed her career with 18 years of teaching at Southdale Public School in Strathroy. She and …
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