Staley, Robert Guy

1900 - 1984  (84 years)

• Name	Staley, Robert Guy
  Birth	8 Feb 1900	Johnson County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Retired Businessman
  Reference Number	STAL.R005
  _FGRAVE	36813380
  Death	10 Jun 1984	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	Guy Staley, 84, Clay City, died at 11:45 p.m. Sunday, June 10, in his home. Visitation and services will be in the Hosselton-Bookhout-Engelmeier Funeral Home in Clay City with Bro. Barry Sikes presiding. Burial will be in Clay City Cemetery. Mr. Staley was born Feb. 8, 1900, in Johnson County, the son of James and Maude (Downey) Staley. He married Alice Wilson Jan.5, 1949, in Henderson, Ky. and she survives. He was a retired businessman in Clay City. Other survivors include three sons, Jerry, Batavia; Robert, Clay City; Steve, Dwight; three daughters, Mrs. William (Mary) Killen, Terre Haute, Ind.; Mrs. Ed (Marjorie) Smith, Braidwood; Mrs. Bill (Marilyn) White, Ingraham; a brother, Gay Staley, New Mexico; a step-son, Lewis Carter, Braidwood; a step-daughter, Mrs. Robert (Shirley) Garrett, Flora; 12 grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, a brother and a sister.
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Staley, Alice and R. Guy
  Person ID	I26963	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Staley, James T.,   b. 13 Oct 1873, Illinois d. 13 Sep 1943, Orange Township, Clark County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Downey, Maude Elizabeth,   b. 26 Apr 1878, Orange Township, Clark County, Illinois d. 17 Dec 1940, Martinsville, Clark County, Illinois (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Family ID	F21210	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Wilson, Alice L.,   b. 11 Aug 1917, Illinois d. 15 Mar 2021, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 103 years)
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Children	> 1. Staley, Marjorie + 2. Staley, Robert Guy II > 3. Staley, Steve + 4. Staley, Marilyn,   b. 28 Apr 1951, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 21 Aug 2020, Cisne Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center, Cisne, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F7728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Shinn, Garnet L.,   b. 13 May 1900, Coles County, Illinois d. 21 Feb 1999, Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	13 March 1929  [6]
  Age at Marriage	He : 29 years and 1 month - She : 28 years and 10 months.
  Family ID	F21208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Feb 1900 - Johnson County, Illinois Death - 10 Jun 1984 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S7677] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Staley, Alice and R. Guy, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36813380/robert_guy-staley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7678] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Staley, Robert Guy III, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47675839/robert-guy-staley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S7679] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, White, Marilyn, 69, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214741770/marilyn-white), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14615] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Gill, Alice, 103, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224489717/alice-l.-staley-gill), none. (Reliability: 2). [S17044] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Staley, James T. and Maude E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65185838/james_t-staley), none. (Reliability: 2). [S17043] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Frost, Garnet L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193198260/garnet_l-frost), none. (Reliability: 2).