Surname	Shook
Given Name	James Edward
Nickname	Jimmy
Gender	Male
Born	28-JUN-1944 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana
Died	07-JAN-2014 in Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
Buried	Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
Father	Arthur Marion SHOOK, Jr. (28-JAN-1919 - 26-JUN-1975)
Mother	Clara Francis HARTLEY (18-APR-1922 - 26-MAR-1992)

Family Line

James Edward Shook-> Arthur Marion Shook, Jr. (f)-> Arthur Marion Shook, Sr. (gf)-> Joseph Emerson Shook, (g-gf)-> Ira Bynum Shook (gg-gf)-> John Shook (ggg-gf)-> Jacob Shook (ggg-gf)-> Johanne Jacob Shook (ggggg-gf)-> Johanne Hans George Shook (Schuck) (gggggg-gf)-> Johannes Shook (Schuck) (ggggggg-gf).

Marriage

31-MAY-1968 in Hale Center, Hale County, Texas to Sandra Jean SEELY; born: 22-JUL-1949 in Hale County, Texas; father: Hugh L. SEELY (29-SEP-1927 OK - 06-NOV-1991 TX); mother: Bettie Jean KISSELBURG (05-DEC-1931 TX - 25-APR-2003 TX).

Children

• James Arthur SHOOK; born: 16-JUN-1969 in Tarrant County, Texas; married: 09-OCT-1993 in Gray County, Texas to (divorced 15-MAR-2001 in Gray County, Texas) Judy Carol SCOTT (23-JUL-1968 TX - )
• Teresa Michelle SHOOK; born: 25-MAR-1971 in Hale County, Texas; married: 03-SEP-1991 in Donley County, Texas to Lyle Martin BRINSON (29-JUL-1970 TX - )
• Mary Helen SHOOK; born: 22-JAN-1975 in Potter County, Texas; married: 17-AUG-1993 in Potter County, Texas (divorced 06-FEB-1995 in Randall County, Texas) to James P. WILSON (~1970 - ); married: 16-JUN-2000 in Potter County, Texas (divorced 18-JAN-2006 in Potter County, Texas) to William D. BRUMLEY (~1971 - ); married: 14-JUL-2000 in Taylor County, Texas to Billy PRINCE (~1975 - )

Obituary

James "Jimmy" Shook, 68, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014.

Services will be at 3 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park Funeral Home Chapel of Memories. Burial will be Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Memorial Park Funeral Home, 6969 E. Interstate 40.

Jimmy was born June 28, 1944, in Great Falls, Mont., to A. M. and Clara Shook. He was raised in Hale Center by his grandparents and attended Hale Center High School.

Jimmy joined the Marine Corp in February 1964 and fought for his country, serving two tours in Vietnam with his heavy artillery battalion. With the rank of sergeant, Jimmy was honorably discharged from the Marine Corp in January 1968.

On May 30, 1968, Jimmy married the love of his life, Sandra Seely, and they lived in Hale Center until moving to Amarillo in December 1973. Jimmy worked at Safeway as a meat cutter until opening his own grocery store, K-O Foods.

After closing his grocery store in 1982, he went to work for Southwest Airlines as a ramp agent. Jimmy retired from Southwest Airlines in 1997. He loved his church and loved his missionary work. Model trains were another hobby of Jimmy’s, as he also was a member of Amarillo Train Museum.

Above all, he was a family man and his grandchildren were his life. Jimmy was a loving and devoted husband, father, brother and grandfather and he will be missed by all who knew him and loved him.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife, Sandra Shook; a son, James Shook of Amarillo; his daughters, Michelle Brinson and husband Lyle of Amarillo and Mary Helen Prince and husband Billy of Abilene; his brothers, Jack Shook and wife Ritha of El Paso and Mike Seely and wife Cindy of Big Spring; and his grandchildren, Hanna Brinson, Joshua Brinson, Jordan Aaron Shook, Jared Alan Shook, James Wesley and Ashley Nicole.

The family suggests memorials be to Bob and Patty Noskers Ministry, 7301 N.E. 14 Mile Road, Rockford, MI 49341 to help their ministry in assisting the Pemon Indians.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.