James Arthur Shank

Male 1953 - 2025  (71 years)


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  • Name James Arthur Shank 
    Nickname Jim 
    Born 30 Jun 1953  East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 3 Mar 2025  Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Aug 2010, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 4 Oct 1975  Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. C.J. Shank
     2. Jeremy Reed Shank,   b. 29 Feb 1988, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 2006, Balad, Salah ad Din, Iraq Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 18 years)
     3. N.P. Shank
    Last Modified 21 Oct 2020 
    Family ID F4226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Jun 1953 - East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Oct 1975 - Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Mar 2025 - Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    James Arthur 'Jim' Shank
    James Arthur "Jim" Shank
    Obituary picture
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    James Arthur "Jim" Shank
    1971 Belleville Township West High School Yearbook Photo
    Belleville, Illinois, USA

    Senior
    James Arthur 'Jim' Shank
    James Arthur "Jim" Shank
    1970 Belleville Township West High School Yearbook Photo
    Belleville, Illinois, USA

    Junior
    James Arthur 'Jim' Shank
    James Arthur "Jim" Shank
    1969 Belleville Township West High School Yearbook Photo
    Belleville, Illinois, USA

    Sophomore
    James Arthur 'Jim' Shank
    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
    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)