hmtl5 Charles Norman Gritten b. 14 Nov 1904 Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois d. 15 Sep 1980 Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana: Gritton Genealogy

Charles Norman Gritten

Male 1904 - 1980  (75 years)


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  • Name Charles Norman Gritten 
    Born 14 Nov 1904  Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation auto mechanic  [2, 3
    Died 15 Sep 1980  Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried 18 Sep 1980  Remington Cemetery, Remington, Jasper County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Person ID I1262  Gritton
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2024 

    Father Clarence Ashley Gritten,   b. 18 Jan 1879, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1959  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Marietta Blanch Shannon,   b. 4 Oct 1885, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1921, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years) 
    Married 23 Sep 1902  Pipestone County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beatrice Davis,   b. 9 May 1921, Casey, Clark County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 2010, Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 14 Dec 1940  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F478  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Nov 1904 - Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Dec 1940 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Sep 1980 - Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 18 Sep 1980 - Remington Cemetery, Remington, Jasper County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Gritton are parents of a baby boy born Wednesday night.
      The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois. Monday, 28 November 1904, page 6.
      [5]
    • obituary from Find a Grave
      Rensselaer Republican. Tues., 16 Sep 1980, pg. 2, col. 2 & 3. Charles Gritten.
      Charles N. Gritten, 75, of Remington, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette. He had been in ill health several months.
      Born in Pennfield, Ill., on Nov. 24, 1904, he was married to Betty Davis in 1940.
      He had been employed as a mechanic by Jack Loy Chevrolet Sales and Sinclair Service Station, Reynolds.
      Surviving with the wife are three sons, Don of Wolcott, Paul of Marietta, Ga., and Norman Gritten of Spring Lake, N.C.; two daughters, Vera Largen of South Bend and Audrey Anderson of Champaign, Ill.; two brothers, Aaron of Danville, Ill., and Rumley of Pennfield, Ill.; and four sisters, Mary Leming of Urbana, Ill., Wilma Woller of Paxton, Ill., Winnie Riven of Star City, Iowa, and Pearl Nicastri of Phoenix, Ariz.; 14 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be conducted from Stitz Funeral Home, Remington, at 2 p.m. Thursday with the Rev. Jerry Elmore officiating. Interment will follow in Remington Cemetery.
      [1, 2]
    • Charles N. Gritten
      Remington - Charles N. Gritten, 75, of Remington, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette. He had been in ill health several months.

      Born in Penfield, Ill., he lived at Reynold before moving to Remington in 1971. He was operator of Sinclair service station at Reynold for several years, retiring in 1971. Prior to that he was a mechanic at Jack Loy Chevrolet Garage at Monon for many years.

      In 1940 he was married to Betty Davis, who survives.

      Also surviving are three sons, Don Gritten of Wolcott, Paul Gritten of Marietta, Ga., and Norman Gritten of Spring Lake, N.C.; two daughters, Veran Largen of South Bend and Audry Anderson of Champaign, Ill.; two brothers, Arron Gritten of Danville, Ill., and Rumley Gritten of Penfield, Ill.; and four sisters, Peral Nicastri of Phoenix, Ariz., Winnie Riven of Star City, Iowa, Wilma Woller of Paxton, Ill., and Mary Leming of Urbana. Ill.

      Journal and Courier. Tuesday, 16 September 1980.
      [2, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.

    3. [S19] Death certificate.

    4. [S57] Minnsota Marriages Index, 1849-1950.

    5. [S102] Newspaper article.

    6. [S102] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.