Funeral services for Leonard Leroy "Lee" Shankles, 40, of Livingston, Texas will be held Monday, December 8, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., at the Cochran Funeral Home Chapel in Livingston, Texas. Interment will follow at the Peebles Cemetery in Livingston, Texas. Visitation will be held on the day of service, from 10:00-11:00 a.m., at the funeral home.

Lee was born June 9, 1985 in Livingston, Texas and passed away November 26, 2025 in Lufkin, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father, William Shankles; sister, Kimberly Shankles, grandmother, Mildred Strawter; grandfather Alvin Shankles; and grandmother, Willie B. Shankles.

He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Shankles; grandfather, Leo Strawter; and cousins, Cathrine Young, April Young and Thomas Phillips; along with numerous other relatives and friends.