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Carl R. Boots

Male 1918 - 1995  (77 years)


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  • Name Carl R. Boots 
    Born 17 Jan 1918  Bayard (Guthrie Co.) IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation hardware store owner; auditor, IA Unemployment Security 
    Religion Methodist 
    _UID ECABDDBA4830484C819EFD8695FDDE47936D 
    Died 30 Nov 1995  El Reno (Canadian Co.) OK Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • ÒDescendants of Adam BootsÓ [LDS film#1033425] by Clyde S.
      Boots, p. 35: 2 sons; as ÔCarl R. BootsÕ SSDI #479-18-2031
      (issued IA); b. 7 Jan 1918; d. 30 Nov 1995; last residnece 51106
      Sioux City (Woodbury Co.) IA; no last benefit specified;
      obituary (ÒThe Sioux City JournalÓ [Sun., 9 Dec 1995] p. A14):
      ÔCarl R. Boots, 77, of Sioux City died unexpectedly Wednesday in
      El Reno, OK, of a heart attack. Memorial services will be 1 p.m.
      Monday at Grace United Methodist Church with Rev.. William H.
      Stewart, pastor, officiating.É Mr Boots was born 17 Jan 1918 in
      Bayard, IA s/o Lawrence & Lorena (Rawlings) Boots. He was a
      graduate of Bayard High School and attended the University of
      Iowa on a backetball schlarship. At the university, he met
      Georgia Robar, and they were married 20 May 1939 in Aurelia, IA.
      After his marriage, they both worked at the State Hospital in
      Cherokee, IA. Carl entered the Air Force in 1943 and went
      overseas in 1945. He was a gunner on a B-17, participating in 22
      missions. After his discharge, he worked as an accountant for
      Williams Co. in Sioux City. He then began farming with his
      brother-in-law on a farm near Aurelia in March 1946. In January
      1952, they purchased the Gamble Hardware Store in Marcus, IA. In
      Marcus, he was active on the school board and was involved with
      the school reorganization effort. After raising their sons, the
      couple moved to Sioux City in 1966. He was an auditor for the
      State Unemployment Security Commission until his retirement in
      1983. Since his retirement, they have spent winters in Arizona.
      They were en route to their winter home in Tucson when he died.

      He was a member of Grace United Methodist Church. Survivors
      include his wife, 2 sons and their wives, Jerry and Sharon of
      Houston, TX, and Denny and Deb of Sioux city; 3 grandchildren,
      Brian, Jeff & Michael Boots; and one sister, Marie and her
      husband John Clepper of Lennox, SD. He was preceded in death by
      his parents; 2 brothers, Howard & Harold, & one sister, Maude.
      Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons.ÉÕ
    Person ID I20911  Ellingham
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2005 

    Father Lawrence Boots,   b. 1881, ?IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957, ?Bayard (Guthrie Co.) IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Lorena M. Rawlings,   b. Jul 1888, ? Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1953, ?Bayard (Guthrie Co.) IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married ?IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Georgia Maureen Robar,   b. 11 Dec 1917, Aurelia (Cherokee Co.) IA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Oct 1999, Sioux City (Woodbury Co.) IA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Married 20 May 1939  Aurelia (Cherokee Co.) IA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Jerry B. Boots
     2. Dennis Boots
    Family ID F8531  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart




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