Goodman, Jasper A.

1934 - 1959  (24 years)

• Name	Goodman, Jasper A.
  Birth	11 Nov 1934	McClure, Alexander County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	GOOD.J001
  _FGRAVE	100961815
  Military Service	United States Army  [2]
  Death	17 Jul 1959	Madison County, Illinois   [1, 3]
  	Cause: Drowned
  	On the afternoon of 17 Jul 1959, Jasper was at work as a shore tankerman for the National Marine Service. He had been out of the army for 3 months. It had rained that day and the deck he was standing on was still wet. As Jasper attempted to step from a small wooden float to a barge that was moored near the Shell Oil asphalt dock in Madison County, Illinois, he slipped just as he started to jump to the barge. Jasper fell into the Mississippi River. Witnesses reported that he went under the water just before 3 p.m., surfaced briefly, then disappeared. He was unable to swim and was not wearing a life jacket at the time of the accident. Jasper's body was recovered in 12 feet of water by members of the Alton Volunteer Emergency Corps around 4 p.m. At the time of his death, he was 24 years, 8 months and 6 days old.
  Burial	Wanda Cemetery, South Roxana, Madison County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Goodman, Floyd M. and Jasper A.
  Person ID	I2167	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Goodman, George
  Mother	Pryor, Sylvia Ada
  Family ID	F1591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Keller, Shirley Rose,   b. 2 Sep 1937, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois d. 3 Oct 1987, Caseyville, St. Clair County, Illinois (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3]
  Family ID	F552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Nov 1934 - McClure, Alexander County, Illinois Death - Cause: Drowned - 17 Jul 1959 - Madison County, Illinois Burial - - Wanda Cemetery, South Roxana, Madison County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1432] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Goodman, Floyd M. and Jasper A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100961815/jasper-a.-goodman), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1433] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Goodman, Jasper A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100961815/jasper-a.-goodman), none. (Reliability: 2). [S629] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, McDowell, Shirley, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100962171/shirley-rose_(goodman)-mcdowell), none. (Reliability: 2).