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Date Of Burial: 9/8/1949
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Cemetery section was searched on July 3, 2017.
No marker was found.
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Ray Shelton, 59, of 1229 N. Fourteenth St., was killed in a headon crash of two automobiles occupied by Springfield residents at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, 1949, on U.S. 36 about two miles east of Jacksonville.
Mr. Shelton, an employee of the Sangamo Electric Co. for 26 years, was supervisor of the automatic screw machine department.
He was a member of the Sangamo Electric 25 Year club, lodge 4, A.F.&A.M., and of the Third Presbyterian church.
He is survived by his wife, Sophie M.; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Arlene Dennison, Springfield; three brothers, Edgar, Springfield; Walter C., Kansas City, Mo.; and Hal M., Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Jennie Sprouse, Springfield; two grandchildren; and five nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were at Bisch Memorial home.
Burial was in Roselawn cemetery.
Date: Wednesday, September 7, 1949
Paper: Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Illinois)
Page: 5
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: William Ray Shelton
Age: 52
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1890
Birth Place: Roodhouse, Illinois, USA
Residence Year: 1942
Residence: 1229 N. 14th St.
Residence: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Employer: Sangamo Electric Company
Person who will always know your address: Wife [name not listed]
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Ray Shelton
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1890
Birth Place: Roodhouse, Illinois
Death Date: 5 Sep 1949
Claim Date: 13 Sep 1949
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes:
12 Aug 1977: Name listed as WILLIAM RAY SHELTON
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Date Of Burial: 9/8/1949
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cemetery section was searched on July 3, 2017.
No marker was found.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ray Shelton, 59, of 1229 N. Fourteenth St., was killed in a headon crash of two automobiles occupied by Springfield residents at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, 1949, on U.S. 36 about two miles east of Jacksonville.
Mr. Shelton, an employee of the Sangamo Electric Co. for 26 years, was supervisor of the automatic screw machine department.
He was a member of the Sangamo Electric 25 Year club, lodge 4, A.F.&A.M., and of the Third Presbyterian church.
He is survived by his wife, Sophie M.; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Arlene Dennison, Springfield; three brothers, Edgar, Springfield; Walter C., Kansas City, Mo.; and Hal M., Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Jennie Sprouse, Springfield; two grandchildren; and five nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were at Bisch Memorial home.
Burial was in Roselawn cemetery.
Date: Wednesday, September 7, 1949
Paper: Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Illinois)
Page: 5
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U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: William Ray Shelton
Age: 52
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1890
Birth Place: Roodhouse, Illinois, USA
Residence Year: 1942
Residence: 1229 N. 14th St.
Residence: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Employer: Sangamo Electric Company
Person who will always know your address: Wife [name not listed]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Ray Shelton
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1890
Birth Place: Roodhouse, Illinois
Death Date: 5 Sep 1949
Claim Date: 13 Sep 1949
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes:
12 Aug 1977: Name listed as WILLIAM RAY SHELTON
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Date Of Burial: 9/8/1949
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cemetery section was searched on July 3, 2017.
No marker was found.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ray Shelton, 59, of 1229 N. Fourteenth St., was killed in a headon crash of two automobiles occupied by Springfield residents at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, 1949, on U.S. 36 about two miles east of Jacksonville.
Mr. Shelton, an employee of the Sangamo Electric Co. for 26 years, was supervisor of the automatic screw machine department.
He was a member of the Sangamo Electric 25 Year club, lodge 4, A.F.&A.M., and of the Third Presbyterian church.
He is survived by his wife, Sophie M.; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Arlene Dennison, Springfield; three brothers, Edgar, Springfield; Walter C., Kansas City, Mo.; and Hal M., Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Jennie Sprouse, Springfield; two grandchildren; and five nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were at Bisch Memorial home.
Burial was in Roselawn cemetery.
Date: Wednesday, September 7, 1949
Paper: Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Illinois)
Page: 5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: William Ray Shelton
Age: 52
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1890
Birth Place: Roodhouse, Illinois, USA
Residence Year: 1942
Residence: 1229 N. 14th St.
Residence: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Employer: Sangamo Electric Company
Person who will always know your address: Wife [name not listed]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Ray Shelton
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1890
Birth Place: Roodhouse, Illinois
Death Date: 5 Sep 1949
Claim Date: 13 Sep 1949
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes:
12 Aug 1977: Name listed as WILLIAM RAY SHELTON
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Date Of Burial: 9/8/1949
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cemetery section was searched on July 3, 2017.
No marker was found.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ray Shelton, 59, of 1229 N. Fourteenth St., was killed in a headon crash of two automobiles occupied by Springfield residents at 9:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5, 1949, on U.S. 36 about two miles east of Jacksonville.
Mr. Shelton, an employee of the Sangamo Electric Co. for 26 years, was supervisor of the automatic screw machine department.
He was a member of the Sangamo Electric 25 Year club, lodge 4, A.F.&A.M., and of the Third Presbyterian church.
He is survived by his wife, Sophie M.; a daughter, Mrs. Shirley Arlene Dennison, Springfield; three brothers, Edgar, Springfield; Walter C., Kansas City, Mo.; and Hal M., Chicago; a sister, Mrs. Jennie Sprouse, Springfield; two grandchildren; and five nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were at Bisch Memorial home.
Burial was in Roselawn cemetery.
Date: Wednesday, September 7, 1949
Paper: Daily Illinois State Journal (Springfield, Illinois)
Page: 5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: William Ray Shelton
Age: 52
Race: White
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1890
Birth Place: Roodhouse, Illinois, USA
Residence Year: 1942
Residence: 1229 N. 14th St.
Residence: Springfield, Illinois, USA
Employer: Sangamo Electric Company
Person who will always know your address: Wife [name not listed]
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: William Ray Shelton
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1890
Birth Place: Roodhouse, Illinois
Death Date: 5 Sep 1949
Claim Date: 13 Sep 1949
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes:
12 Aug 1977: Name listed as WILLIAM RAY SHELTON
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