leted claims for Cerro Gordo Mutual Insurance Company.
Burton was a member of the Rock Falls Old Stone Methodist Church. He enjoyed traveling often, including visits to Hawaii, Mexico, Florida, and California.
Burton is survived by his wife, Jeanne Shanks of Mason City; four children, Patricia Swoboda of Arizona, James Shanks, Sr. of Mason City, Susan (Brian) Wood of Mason City, and Charlotte (Kurt) Huntington of Cleveland, NC; nine grandchildren, James (Meghan) Shanks, Jr., Angela (Zane) Kantaris, Billie Sue (Jake) Hiatt, Jennifer (John) Eckart, David (Kristen) Huntington, Jackie Huntington, Christopher Swoboda, Kellie Marie Swoboda, Brian Wood, Jr.; eight great-grandchildren; and three of his siblings, David, Larry, and Glenn Shanks.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and five siblings, Esther Ford, Dorothy Frank, George Shanks, Howard Shanks, and Earl Shanks.
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