Roosevelt, Joseph A. 'Joe'

1929 - 2012  (83 years)

• Name	Roosevelt, Joseph A. 'Joe'
  Birth	9 May 1929	Albion, Edwards County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	ROOS.J002
  _FGRAVE	94942717
  Funeral	Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Death	5 Aug 2012	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  	Joe Roosevelt, 83, of Clay City, passed away Sunday at his home. He was born on May 9, 1929 in Albion, IL, the son of Gilbert "Gib" & Edith (Smith) Roosevelt. He married Betty Ann Shaw on July 22, 1950 and she preceded him in death on August 15, 2004. Joe came to Clay City in 1964 for an oil field job and later worked for AMF, then M & M Pump & Supply where he retired in 1994. He is survived by his son, Randal L. Roosevelt of Clay City, daughter-in-law, Donna (Shidler) Roosevelt, grandson, Shane Roosevelt of Clay City,brother, Marvin Roosevelt of Albion, sister, Mildred (Roosevelt) Barber of San Diego, CA and mother-in-Law and step-father-in-law, Amy & Warren Tait of Grayville, IL. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife. Visitation will be from 11 to 1 on Wednesday at the Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Clay City with the service at 1PM. Burial will be in the Clay City Cemetery.
  		Headstone, Roosevelt, Joseph A. and Betty A.
  Person ID	I31419	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	8 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Roosevelt, Gilbert 'Gib',   b. 1899   d. 1987 (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Smith, Edith,   b. 23 Jan 1902, Edwards County, Illinois d. 16 Nov 2005, Wabash General Hospital, Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois (Age 103 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1920	Albion, Edwards County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 21 years and 10 months - She : 18 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F13165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Shaw, Betty A.,   b. 7 Feb 1933, Edwards County, Illinois d. 15 Aug 2004, Good Samaritan Hospital, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	22 Jul 1950	West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 2 months - She : 17 years and 5 months.
  Children	+ 1. Roosevelt, Randal L. 'Randy'
  Family ID	F13164	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 May 1929 - Albion, Edwards County, Illinois Funeral - - Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 22 Jul 1950 - West Salem, Edwards County, Illinois Death - 5 Aug 2012 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S9583] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Roosevelt, Joe, 83, (http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=94942717), none. (Reliability: 2). [S9584] (Reliability: 2).