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Roscoe Karl “RK” Volts

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Roscoe Karl “RK” Volts

Birth
Chester, Thayer County, Nebraska, USA
Death
12 Oct 1985 (aged 93)
Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 39.1214, Longitude: -88.5273222
Plot
Section C, Lot 102, 5th space from west – see map in Oakridge photos
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Roscoe Volts

Effingham- Roscoe K. Volts; 93 of Effingham died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, 1985 at St. Anthony's Hospital, Effingham, from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident.

The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Centenary United Methodist Church, Effingham, with burial in Oakridge Cemetery, with military rites.

Mr. Volts was born in Chester, Neb, the son of Benjamin F. and Nora E. Volts. He worked for the Van Camp Hardware Co. for about 35 years and was a member of Effingham American Legion Post 120; VFW Post 1769; the Last Man's Club; Effingham Elks Lodge; 40 et 8; and was a World War 1 veteran.

He married Margaret Humes in 1922. She died in 1970.

Surviving are a daughter, Gwendolyn E. Merry of Effingham; sisters, Mildred Allen, Virginia Kelley, Claire Rose, all of Portland, Ore; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Roscoe Volts

Effingham- Roscoe K. Volts; 93 of Effingham died at 3:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, 1985 at St. Anthony's Hospital, Effingham, from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident.

The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Centenary United Methodist Church, Effingham, with burial in Oakridge Cemetery, with military rites.

Mr. Volts was born in Chester, Neb, the son of Benjamin F. and Nora E. Volts. He worked for the Van Camp Hardware Co. for about 35 years and was a member of Effingham American Legion Post 120; VFW Post 1769; the Last Man's Club; Effingham Elks Lodge; 40 et 8; and was a World War 1 veteran.

He married Margaret Humes in 1922. She died in 1970.

Surviving are a daughter, Gwendolyn E. Merry of Effingham; sisters, Mildred Allen, Virginia Kelley, Claire Rose, all of Portland, Ore; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.


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  • Created by: Steve
  • Added: Mar 20, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67175003/roscoe_karl-volts: accessed ), memorial page for Roscoe Karl “RK” Volts (8 Sep 1892–12 Oct 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 67175003, citing Oakridge Cemetery, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Steve (contributor 47462827).