Karen Lynn Lanier JEFFERSON - Private memorial services for Karen Lynn Lanier, 54, of Avinger, will be held at a later date. Arrangements are by Haggard Funeral Home. Mrs. Lanier died May 9, 2010, in Avinger. Mrs. Lanier was born August 19, 1955, in Pasadena. Survivors include her children, John David Shanks and Fonzie Ray Shanks; and sisters, Shirley Garrison, Donna Grigsby and Gloria Rodriguez. A memorial guestbook may be signed at www.haggardfuneralhome.com logo Published in Longview News-Journal on May 11, 2010