Memorial services for Mr. Terry Ray Shinkel, age 55, of Hillsboro, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Friday, September 14, 2012 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel.
Visition with the family will be from 9:00 AM until time of services.
Mr. Shinkel passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, following a long battle with leukemia.
Mr. Shinkel was born in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of the late Myron Shinkel and Joyce Milwrick Shinkel. He was employed as a dock manager for General Motors and attended St. Mark’s Catholic Church.
In addition to his father, Terry was also preceded in death by a sister, Dolores.
He is survived by his wife, Sue Shinkel of Hillsboro; one son, Jamie Shinkel of Riverdale, MI; two daughters, Lisa (Ronnie) George of Springhill, TN and Sara (Dennis) Brooks of Lebanon; three brothers, Albert, Lee, and Butch Shinkel; three sisters, Pat, Jenny, and Joyce-Ann; three grandchildren, Abby, Nate, and Jake George; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
The family requests memorial donations be made to Memorial Foundation Hope Lodge, 2008 Charlotte Ave, Nashville, TN 37203 or Coffee County Humane Society, P.O. Box 252, Manchester, TN 37349.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Shinkel family.