Deborah Jan Vaughn

Female 1955 - 2010  (55 years)


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  • Name Deborah Jan Vaughn 
    Nickname Debbie 
    Born 6 May 1955  Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 Aug 2010  Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 20 Aug 2010  Russell Heights Cemetery - Jackson, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1990, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Sophia Carolina Heider,   b. 9 Oct 1916, Jackson, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1997, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 9 Jan 1939  Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F4217  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family J.A. Shank 
    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 - 6 May 1955 - Scott Air Force Base, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Aug 2010 - Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 20 Aug 2010 - Russell Heights Cemetery - Jackson, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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    Headstone of Deborah Jan Vaughn Shank
    Headstone of Deborah Jan Vaughn Shank
    Russell Heights Cemetery - Jackson, Missouri, USA

  • Notes 
    • Obituary:

      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)