hmtl5 Bernard Leon Gritten b. 7 Jul 1924 Mill Creek, Fountain County, Indiana d. 15 Aug 2012 Covington, Fountain County, Indiana: Gritton Genealogy
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Bernard Leon Gritten

Male 1924 - 2012  (88 years)


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  • Name Bernard Leon Gritten 
    Born 7 Jul 1924  Mill Creek, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    _MILT World War II.  [4] 
    Died 15 Aug 2012  Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4] 
    Buried Kingman Fraternal Cemetery, Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2448  Gritton
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

    Father Alva Herman Gritten,   b. 2 May 1902, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Apr 1949, Williamsport, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Evelena Shoaf,   b. 9 Apr 1903, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1986  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 29 Jan 1920  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F1032  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Nellie Pauline Wilson,   b. 15 Mar 1925, Wabash, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 2016, Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 4 Aug 1946  Fountain County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F1034  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Jul 1924 - Mill Creek, Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 4 Aug 1946 - Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Aug 2012 - Covington, Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Kingman Fraternal Cemetery, Kingman, Fountain County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • Bernard L. "Mutt" Gritten, 88, of Covington, Indiana, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, at The Waters of Covington.
      He was born July 7, 1924 in Harveysburg, Indiana, the son of Alva and Evalina Shoaf Gritten. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant sister and a brother. He married Nellie P. Wilson on Aug. 4, 1946. She survives.
      He also is survived by two daughters, Suzanne (Mark) Burfield of Veedersburg, Indiana and Diane (David) Haehl of Shelbyville, Indiana; a son, Randy (Pam) Gritten of Crawfordsville, Indiana; 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
      He served his country in World War II for almost three years.
      He was in Service Company of the 194th Glider Infantry of the 17th Airborne Division. He was in the Battle of the Bulge and crossed the Rhine River in a glider. He was later in the 82nd Airborne and was in the Victory Parade in New York. He drove a Jeep for Colonel Pierce.
      [1, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S40] Indiana birth certificates, 1907-1940.

    3. [S104] marriage record.

    4. [S17] Obituary.


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