James Arthur Shank

1953 - 2025  (71 years)

• Name	James Arthur Shank
  Nickname	Jim
  Born	30 Jun 1953	East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Mar 2025	Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
  Person ID	I9580	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2025

  
  

  Family	Deborah Jan Vaughn,   b. 6 May 1955, Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 17 Aug 2010, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA  (Age 55 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 - 30 Jun 1953 - East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Married - 4 Oct 1975 - Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Died - 3 Mar 2025 - Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		James Arthur "Jim" Shank Obituary picture
  		James Arthur "Jim" Shank 1971 Belleville Township West High School Yearbook Photo Belleville, Illinois, USA Senior
  		James Arthur "Jim" Shank 1970 Belleville Township West High School Yearbook Photo Belleville, Illinois, USA Junior
  		James Arthur "Jim" Shank 1969 Belleville Township West High School Yearbook Photo Belleville, Illinois, USA Sophomore
  		James Arthur "Jim" Shank 1968 Belleville Township West 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

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary: James Arthur Shank June 30, 1953 ~ March 3, 2025 71 Years Old James Arthur "Jim" Shank, 71 of Cape Girardeau and formerly of Jackson, passed away Monday, March 3, 2025, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born in East St. Louis, Illinois June 30, 1953, the son of James E. and Evelyn C. Roewe Shank Jr. He married Deborah J. "Debbie" Vaughn on October on October 4, 1975. She passed away August 17, 2010. Jim married Jaci McDowell Gohn in 2016, she survives. Jim was a graduate of Belleville West High School in Belleville, Illinois and had attended Southwestern Illinois Community College. In 1985 Jim and Debbie moved to Jackson where he went to work for Southeast Missouri State University, retiring in 2014. He was a member of Mount Auburn Christian Church in Cape Girardeau. He enjoyed landscaping, Bible study, walking, hiking, and fishing. Survivors include his wife Jaci; two sons, Chris (Dana Formon) Shank of Marietta, Georgia and Nate Shank of Fenton, Missouri; two stepsons, Adam (Svetha) Gohn and Eli Gohn. In addition to his wife Debbie, Jim was preceded in death by his son Jeremy Reed Shank who was killed in the line of Duty in Iraq, and a sister, Judy Shank. A memorial visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Mt. Auburn Chirstian Church in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Casey Elmore will conduct the memorial service at 7 p.m., on Friday, March 7, 2025, at the church. Memorial contributions may be made in his memory to Mid America Teen Challenge in Cape Girardeau. To leave an online condolence to the family please visit www.mccombsfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson. (Published by McCombs Funeral Home of Jackson, MO)