Routt, Henry Arthur

1896 - 1991  (94 years)

• Name	Routt, Henry Arthur
  Birth	17 Oct 1896	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	In the 1920 and 1930 Census, Arthur is living with his aunt, Lucy Routt
  Occupation	Public School Teacher  [1]
  Reference Number	ROUT.H001
  _FGRAVE	26236359
  Funeral	Goodwine Funral Home, Palestine, Crawford County, Illinois   [4]
  Death	5 May 1991	Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois   [3, 4]
  	Henry Arthur Routt, 94, of Palestine, IL died at Lawrence County Memorial Hospital in Lawrenceville, May 5, 1991. He was born October 17, 1896 in Clay County, IL, the son of Richard and Helen Padgett Routt. He married Edna Collins December 27, 1970 and she survives. He was a retired farmer and taught school in Richland, Clay, and Wayne Counties. He was a member of the Blair United Methodist Church in Richland County, and a certified lay speaker for the United Methodist Church. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are four step-children, Larry Collins, Jerry Collins, Mary Collins Richards, Sarah Collins; a sister, Lou Etta Russell; six step-grandchildren; and two step-great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Goodwine Funeral Home in Palesting with burial in the Clay City Cemetery.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3, 4]
  		Headstone, Routt, Arthur
  Person ID	I18211	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	9 May 2026

  
  

  Father	Routt, Richard
  Mother	Padgett, Helen
  Family ID	F8139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	?, Edna Lee,   b. 2 Jul 1905   d. 23 Nov 1957 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Family ID	F8138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Oct 1896 - Clay County, Illinois Funeral - - Goodwine Funral Home, Palestine, Crawford County, Illinois Death - 5 May 1991 - Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S1533] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0004) (Township), image 07, page 4a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00620?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S3583] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 3A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00612&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2). [S4599] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Routt, Arthur, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Routt&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26236359&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4600] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Routt, Henry Arthur, 94, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Routt&GSiman=1&GScid=105163&GRid=26236359&), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7506] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, World War II Memorial Registry, Gill, Eldon G., (http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2076364).