James C Booth

1939 - 2017  (77 years)

• Name	James C Booth
  Born	19 May 1939	Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jan 2017	St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Buried	2 Feb 2017	Arvonia Cemetery, Arvonia, Osage County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2245	Rossville
  Last Modified	2 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Russell Booth,   b. 3 Oct 1907, Arvonia, Osage County, Kansas ,   d. 5 Jun 2003, Osage City, Osage County, Kansas  (Age 95 years)
  Mother	Elsie Marie Shelinbarger Booth
  Married	8 May 1938	Arvonia, Osage County, Kansas
  Documents		Anniversary- Booth, Russell and Elsie Mr. and Mrs. Russell Booth will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4:30 p.m. May 8, in the fellowship hall. First Methodist Church, Osage City. Hosts for the reception will be their children and families: James and JoAnn Booth. Delia; and Milton and Shirley Booth, Emporia. Russell Booth and Elsie Shelinbarger were married May 8, 1938, at Arvonia. They have six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
  Family ID	F581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jo Anne Whittington Booth
  Married	25 Mar 1961	Osage City, Osage County, Kansas
  Children	1. Jeffery Booth   2. Joe Booth   3. Jacy C Booth   4. J.R. Booth
  Documents		Anniversary- Booth, James and Jo Anne JO ANNE AND JAMES BOOTH To celebrate 50th wedding anniversary In celebration of James and Jo Anne Booth’s 50th wedding anniversary, a reception hosted by their sons and their families, will be held in their honor. Family and friends are cordially invited to attend the reception from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, April 10, at the Delia Community Hall. The couple request only your attendance or a card as gifts. The Booths were married March 25, 1961, at Osage City. They raised four sons: Jeff, of Lebo: Joe, of Mayetta; Jacy, of Parkville, Mo.; and J.R., of Clinton. Mo.
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2017 13:43:40
  Family ID	F4032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 25 Mar 1961 - Osage City, Osage County, Kansas Buried - 2 Feb 2017 - Arvonia Cemetery, Arvonia, Osage County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Booth, James James C. “Jim” Booth James C. “Jim” Booth, 77, Delia passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Community Hospital in St. Marys. He was born May 19, 1939 at Emporia, the son of Russell and Elsie Marie Shelinbarger Booth. Jim was raised in Osage County south of Osage City on the Maris Des Cygens River. After graduating from Lebo High School he attended Kansas State and Emporia State Universities. Jim became a full time farmer a partnership operation with his father and brother. He moved his family to Jackson County in 1970 due to the Federal Corp of Engineers purchase of ground for the Melvern Federal Reservoir. Jim along with his wife Jo and two sons operate J and J Farms west of Mayetta. He was a member of the Delia Presbyterian Church. Jim joined the Lebo Masonic Lodge in 1961 and transferred his membership to the Delia Lodge. He was a member of the Kansas Farm Bureau and served on many committees and held many offices. He was a 4-H community leader and had coached Baseball. He was currently serving on the Jackson County Rural Water Board No. 3 and the Kaw Valley Electric Election Board. He was preceded in death by his parents. On March 25, 1961 he was united in marriage to Jo Anne Whittington at the Osage City Presbyterian Church. She survives of the home. Other survivors include his four sons, Jeffery (Cherri) Booth, Delia, Joe (Tonia) Booth, Mayetta, Jacy (Susan) Booth, Parkville, MO. and J.R. (Molly) Booth, Clinton, MO; his brother, Milton (Shirley) Booth, Emporia; 11 grandchildren. Celebration of Life Services were Thursday, February 2, 2017 at the Delia Presbyterian Church. Graveside services followed at the Arvonia Cemetery south of Osage City. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Delia Presbyterian Church the Delia Masonic Lodge or the Arvonia Historic Preservation Society and sent in care of the funeral home.