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James Polk

March 18, 1943 — August 29, 2022

James Knox Polk, 79, of Shippensburg, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022 at the Chambersburg Hospital.

Born Thursday, March 18, 1943 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late James Edwards and Mae Elizabeth Kuhn Polk.

James was a 1961 graduate of the Shippensburg Area Senior High School. He was a member of Our Lady of the Visitation Catholic Church in Shippensburg.

He served in the United States Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. James worked as a Security Officer at the David Johnston Plant in Glenn Rock, Wyoming with 15 years of service.

He is survived by his best friend, Robert Matthew Wynne, Shippensburg.

A private burial will be held in Otterbein Cemetery.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.fogelsanger-brickerfuneralhome.com.
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