James Harold Shores

With great sadness, the family of James H. Shores, (96), of The Woodlands, Texas, announce his passing on November 12, 2024. James is survived by his sister, Wanda Louise Shores and spouse Louise Lefebvre of Vancouver, Washington, his son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Kristine Shores, of The Woodlands, Texas, his stepchildren Danny Tracy and Malcom Tracy and wife Judy, his niece Lynna Gilstrap and husband Stan, his grandchildren, Jeff Shores and wife Nancy, Jennifer Correa and husband Andy, Kimberly Eisendrath and husband Jason, Peter Baumann and wife Michele, Brian Baumann and wife Noy, Brandi Tracy, Jenny Pirkle and husband Ryan, and Connor Tracy and wife Juliet, as well as his great grandchildren Spencer and wife Lakin, Tyler, Caleb, Brooke, Trent, Haley and husband Benjamin, Kaitlin, Lara, Ashlyn, Blake, Braden and spouse Fae, Caden, Carson and Donovan, his Great Great Granddaughter, Iylah Cate, and his great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Monty O. and Flora B. Shores, his sister Norva R. Parker, his niece Margaret L. Martin, and his wives Phyllis A. Lippitt and Linnie Loeta Shores.

James (aka Jim or Jimmy) was a man of great conviction. A graduate of Gore, Oklahoma, High School, Jimmy was a talented basketball player, a center at 5’-11”. In his teen’s, he loved his motorcycles, having had two Indians and a Harley. Then he met Phyllis, they married, settled in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and had their only son, Steve. Jim loved to water ski and the family spent weekends at the lake. After raising and getting Steve through college, Jim became a bachelor and later caught the eye of Loeta (Nanny) Tracy, who, after a long courtship and a role as his office manager, became his second wife. After Nanny’s passing in 2013, Jim’s focus was on his family and continuing to run his business.

Professionally, Jim was a born salesman. His career began in commercial sales which led him ultimately to the medical electronics industry. After a successful engagement with Medco Inc. in Tulsa and Chicago, he became enchanted with Auricular Therapy (for pain management) and started his own business developing, building and selling his own line of Auricular Therapy equipment. He became an Auricular Therapy specialist, traveling internationally to study and present, and was well known and respected among his peers. He was awarded an honorary PhD from the College of Physiotherapy, Sequoia University, was a founding officer of the Auriculotherapy Certification Institute and received the Logan Alumni Distinguished Service Award from the Logan College of Chiropractic. Socially, Jim was a practical joker and comedian who commanded center stage at many informal gatherings. He loved to entertain and became very proficient at slight-of-hand and amateur magic. Jim was passionate about his family and will be missed by all that knew him.

A memorial service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, November 16, 2024, at Spirit of Joy! Lutheran Church, 7550 Crownridge Drive, The Woodlands, Texas 77382. A second memorial and burial service will be held on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at 9:00 am, at the Chapel at Memorial Park Cemetery, 7600 Old Taft Road, Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401. Donations in lieu of flowers should be made to Spirit of Joy! Lutheran Church.