Jimmie O. Shankle

Jimmie O. Shankle, age 73, born April 20, 1948, in Tyronza, Ark., died on March 27, 2022, in Caseyville, Illinois. He grew up in Arkansas and enlisted in the U.S. Army just shy of his 18th birthday. He served as a truck mechanic and combat engineer. He was awarded the expert rifle sharpshooter ribbon, the Vietnam Campaign Medal, and Vietnam Service Medal before his honorable discharge in 1972. He was a certified welder, worked in oil fields, and had owned and operated a construction company. Jimmie was a member of the O'Fallon VFW Post 805 (Ill.) where he was proud to serve on the Honor Guard team. Preceded in death by his parents, Cecil and Mary Shankle, and sister, Joan Shankle. Surviving are children, Melissa (Cody) Hopper Franks of Batesville, Ark., Alicia, and Jimmie Shankle; brothers, Sid, Ralph, and Randy Shankle; sisters, Mary and Pat Shankle, of Agnus, Ark.; grandchildren, Lucas, Sara, James, and Kayden of Batesville, Ark. Sign the online guestbook at: www.wfh-ofallon.com. The VFW Post 805 will conduct a service at 12:30 p.m., April 7, at Wolfersberger Funeral Home. Burial with military honors will be at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo., Wolfersberger Funeral Home, O'Fallon, Illinois, 618-632-3681.