Heath, Doss Robert

Other Events:

• Census: 1930, Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas, USA
• Census: 1940, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
• Residence: Aug 1946, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Military Service:
During the Korean War, Doss served in the U.S. Army.

Census:

     According to the 1930 U.S. enumeration, Doss Heath, at the age of 1 year and 8 months, lived at 2000 Main Street with his parents: George R. Heath (age 25, working in a lumber mill); and, Lucile Heath (age 25, keeping house).
     Another Heath family lived at this same address. It consisted of Paul Heath (age 23; working in a lumber mill); his wife, Lattie Heath (age 23); and their two daughters: Pauline (age 5 years), and Charline (age 10 months).

Census:

     According to the 1940 U.S. enumeration, Dauss [sic] Heath, age 11, in fifth grade, lived at 615 Merriwether, in Ward 7, with his parents: George Heath, age 34, a full-time driver for the Kimbell Truck Lines; and, Lucille Heath, age 36, working in the home. Dauss [sic] also shared the home with his sister, Helen Heath, age 9, in fourth grade.
     Also living in the home were Dauss' maternal grandparents: Jeff Chane [sic] (age 79) and Jemny [sic] Chane [sic] (age 70).
     On 1 April 1935, all the members of this household lived in Mississippi County, Arkansas. They did not live on a farm, but the location had a population of less than 2,500 people (and did not warrant being named on the census form). It is not clear whether or not all of the member of this household lived in the same dwelling in 1935.

Residence:

     A photo of Doss appeared in the Girardot, the yearbook of Central High School at Cape Girardeau. He was a member of the senior class with a major in mathematics. The quote associated with him was "He sticks by his friends."
     According to information on his World War II draft registration card, filed on 1 August 1928, Doss Robert Heath and his next of kin, Lucille Heath were residents of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Doss, 18 years of age, was employed by Superior Electric Company. He was described as 5 foot, 10 inches tall; weighing 152 pounds; with brown eyes, brown hair, and a dark complexion.

Died:

     Doss passed away at 4:00 a.m. at Presence Covenant Medical Center, at Urbana, Illinois. Celebration of Life Services were held on 30 July 2017 at the Hilligoss Shrader Funeral Home, at Tuscola, Illinois. Rev. Kenneth Roedder officiated.

Doss married Schlosser, Joan Juanita (daughter of Schlosser, Antony and Graves, Burtis A.) [Group Sheet]

Paul married Solomon, Anita Marie. [Group Sheet]

Linda married Fiegenbaum, Eric Norton (son of Fiegenbaum, J. W. and Gerber, Dorothy May) [Group Sheet]