Charles Leroy Gritton
1917 - 2003 (86 years)-
Name Charles Leroy Gritton Born 4 Jan 1917 New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Cremated 1940 Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Occupation chiropractor _MILT World War II. US Army. Died 22 Nov 2003 Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky [1, 2, 3] Buried Oak Ridge Cemetery, Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois [2, 3] Person ID I3451 Gritton Last Modified 5 Mar 2024
Father Lewis Gritton, b. 7 Oct 1893, West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa , d. 2 Apr 1972, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa (Age 78 years) Mother Eunice Mathews, b. 18 Mar 1895, Joy, Mercer County, Illinois , d. 22 Apr 1958, Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa (Age 63 years) Married 17 Oct 1914 Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa [2, 4] Family ID F987 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Virginia Annabelle Hyett, b. 30 Apr 1921, Millersburg, Mercer County, Illinois , d. 19 Feb 2003, Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky (Age 81 years) Married 12 Jun 1938 Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa [4] Last Modified 5 Mar 2024 Family ID F1447 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 4 Jan 1917 - New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois 
Married - 12 Jun 1938 - Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa Cremated - 1940 - Muscatine, Muscatine County, Iowa 
Died - 22 Nov 2003 - Hanson, Hopkins County, Kentucky 
Buried - - Oak Ridge Cemetery, Duncan Township, Mercer County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Notes - Times Record, Aledo, IL, November 26, 2003:
Dr. Charlie Leroy Gritton, 86, of Henderson, Ky., died Saturday, Nov. 11, 2003 at Western Kentucky Veterans Center in Hanson, Ky.
Graveside services 2 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 25 at Millersburg Cemetery.
Dennison Funeral Home in Aledo is handling arrangements.
Charlie was born Jan. 4, 1917 in New Boston, the son of Lewis and Eunice Matthews Gritton. He married his wife of 64 years, Virginia Hyett. She died Feb. 19, 2003.
Charlie was a 1948 graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.
He was a Henderson Chiropractor for over 50 years.
Charlie was a Kentucky Colonel in World War II U.S. Army veteran - founding member of the Henderson Disabled American Veterans.
He was a Seventh Street P.T. A. President - United Commercial Travelers - served as Indiana State Treasurer.
Survivors include three daughters: Myrna Taylor of Franklin, Ky.; Marcia Littlefield of Lawrenceville, Ga.; and Joy Gritton of Morehead, Ky.; five grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three sisters: Vivian Irwin, Margaret Travis, and Marjorie Hintermeister, all of Muscatine, Iowa; one brother: Robert Gritton of Russellville, Ark.; nieces and nephews; and a special neighbor: Donald Steele of Henderson, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his wife; one daughter: Kahla Bowling; his parents; one sister: Evelyn Elliott; and one brother: Paul Gritton.
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