Deborah Jan Vaughn

1955 - 2010  (55 years)

• Name	Deborah Jan Vaughn
  Nickname	Debbie
  Born	6 May 1955	Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	17 Aug 2010	Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
  Buried	20 Aug 2010	Russell Heights Cemetery - Jackson, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I9579	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Paul Baldwin Vaughn,   b. 5 Dec 1911, Kennett, Dunklin County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1990, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Sophia Carolina Heider,   b. 9 Oct 1916, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 18 Jun 1997, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	9 Jan 1939	Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
  Family ID	F4217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	James Arthur Shank,   b. 30 Jun 1953, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 2025, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Married	4 Oct 1975	Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
  Children	1. C.J. Shank   2. Jeremy Reed Shank,   b. 29 Feb 1988, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 6 Sep 2006, Balad, Salah ad Din, Iraq  (Age 18 years)   3. N.P. Shank
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F4226	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 6 May 1955 - Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Married - 4 Oct 1975 - Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Died - 17 Aug 2010 - Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Buried - 20 Aug 2010 - Russell Heights Cemetery - Jackson, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Deborah Jan "Debbie" Vaughn Shank Obituary picture
  		Deborah Jan "Debbie" Vaughn Shank
  		Deborah Jan "Debbie" Vaughn 1973 Belleville Township East High School Yearbook Photo Belleville, Illinois, USA Senior
  		Deborah Jan "Debbie" Vaughn 1972 Belleville Township East High School Yearbook Photo Belleville, Illinois, USA Junior
  		Deborah Jan "Debbie" Vaughn 1971 Belleville Township East High School Yearbook Photo Belleville, Illinois, USA Sophomore
  		Deborah Jan "Debbie" Vaughn 1970 Belleville Township East High School Yearbook Photo Belleville, Illinois, USA Freshman

  
  

  Documents		Marriage Announcement of James Arthur "Jim" Shank and Deborah Jan "Debbie" Vaughn Published in The Belleville News-Democrat on November 4, 1975
  		Obituary of Deborah Jan "Debbie" Vaughn Shank Published in The Belleville News-Democrat on October 30, 2010

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone of Deborah Jan "Debbie" Vaughn Shank Russell Heights Cemetery - Jackson, Missouri, USA

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: Deborah Shank Deborah J. "Debbie" Shank, 55, of Jackson, Mo., born May 6, 1955, at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. While she and Jim raised their three sons, Debbie worked part-time so she could be home with her family. Over the years, she did babysitting in their home and worked for Jackson R-2 Schools, Translectric Inc., Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, the former Schaper's IGA, and Wal-Mart. When time permitted, she enjoyed doing crafts, especially needlepoint. Debbie's independence was snatched from her in 2000, when she was injured in a collision with a tractor-trailer. The accident promulgated her move to the Monticello House in 2003. Tragedy struck the Shank family again in 2006, when their son, Cpl. Jeremy R. Shank was killed in the line of duty in Iraq. In addition to her son, Jeremy, she was preceded in death by her parents, Paul B. and Sophia Heider Vaughn; a sister, Sharon Vaughn; and father-in-law, James Shank, Jr. Surviving are her loving family, James "Jim" Shank whom she married on Oct. 4, 1975, in Belleville, Ill.; two sons, Christopher "Chris" and fiancee Dana Formon of Piscataway, N.J., and A1C Nathan "Nate" of Dover Air Force Base, in Dover, Del.; a brother, Ronald Vaughn of San Diego, Calif.; four sisters, Kay (Joe) Carroll of Cape Girardeau, Karen (Tom) O'Carroll of Chandler, Ariz., Rosalee (Robert) Schultz of Lees Summit, Mo., Mary Vaughn-Luhman of Gaithersburg, Md.; mother-in-law, Evelyn Shank; and sister-in-law, Judi Shank, both of Belleville, Ill. Jim, Chris, and Nate are most grateful for the support of their many friends over the past 10 years, and should friends be compelled to give memorials, Jim appreciates contributions to Chris and Nathan. On-line condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com. Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, at the McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson, Mo. Funeral: The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, at the funeral home, with the Rev. Mark Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson. MCCOMBS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION CENTER, Jackson, Mo. (Published in The Belleville News-Democrat from October 30 to October 31, 2010)