Lisa Marks Obituary

Lisa Shanon "Shanon" Sanders Marks died March 15, 2021, at home, surrounded by her family.

Graveside services will be held March 20th, 2:00 PM at the Clinton Cemetery for the open-air safety.

Born March 9, 1953 in Lawrence, Kansas, she spent her early life in Lawrence, graduating from Lawrence High School in 1971. As the daughter of AB "Blackie" Sanders and Frances Louise Fox Sanders, she gained a sense of being a part of a larger community through her father's business, Sanders Motors.

Shanon married Mark D. Marks on August 3, 1974. It was the beginning of their circuitous journey that brought her back to Lawrence and her love of animals.

Shanon attended Kansas University, University of Oklahoma and later, while Mark was in veterinary school, Oklahoma State University. Those experiences set the stage for becoming part of a professional veterinary team.

Shanon and Mark lived in Oklahoma until his military career took them to Europe. The couple then returned to Oklahoma with two young daughters: Amy Allison and Lindsay Marie. Their lives then took a turn toward Shanon's own professional fulfillment. At first, she was the major breadwinner for the family while Mark pursued a degree in veterinary medicine. In 1989, the family moved back to Lawrence to open Marks Veterinary Hospital in a modest house that would later be in one of the busiest business districts in Lawrence.

As her daughters married and brought grandchildren into her life, Shanon found fresh joy in three grandsons. Always having taken delight in others' stories of their grandchildren.

Shanon was preceded in death by her parents. She leaves her husband, Mark, and two daughters: Amy (David) and son, Maxwell "Max" James VandeVooren; Lindsay (Jayson) and sons Jayson D. Jr. "Jace" and Porter Duncan Schofield. Also surviving is her brother Charles "Bryan" (Susan) Sanders and son, Tony. A large, extended Marks family of in-laws, cousins, nieces and nephews and others have also surrounded Shanon in love and prayer.

Viewing will be at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home March 19th from 9:00 AM until 8:00 PM.

With appreciation for the loving support offered over the last few years, and special thanks to the incredible nurses and staff of Unit 42 of KU Med, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Leukemia Lymphoma Society, your church, your favorite charity, sent in care of the funeral home, or by planting a tree in Shanon's honor.

Condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.