His death certificate records James Walter Shrout, age 72, born 12 Dec 1879 in Missouri, died 21 Oct 1952 at General Hospital, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, residence 6147 Holmes, Kansas City, Missouri, married, husband of Myrtle M. Shrout, occupation carpenter, farmer James Shrout, mother’s maiden name Eliza Johnson, cause of death carcinoma of prostate and pulmonary atelectasis, informant Mrs. Myrtle Shrout, burial in Blue Springs, Mo.

Her death certificate records Myrtle Shrout, age 80, born 2 July 1881 in Centerville, Kansas, died 2 April 1962 at Newberry Nursing Home, 3215 Campbell, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, widow of James Walter Shrout, father James Atkinson, mother’s maiden name Mary Newhouse, cause of death cerebral hemorrhage, informant Herb Shrout, 1615 So. Newport, Tulsa, Oklahoma, burial in Blue Springs Cemetery.