hmtl5 Cleo Bessie Carver b. 16 Aug 1924 Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois d. 29 Apr 2012 Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa: Gritton Genealogy

Cleo Bessie Carver

Female 1924 - 2012  (87 years)


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  • Name Cleo Bessie Carver 
    Born 16 Aug 1924  Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 29 Apr 2012  Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I3454  Gritton
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2024 

    Family Paul Irwin Gritton,   b. 13 Feb 1923, New Boston, Mercer County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Dec 2002, Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 17 Oct 1941  Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F1448  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Aug 1924 - Aledo, Mercer County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Oct 1941 - Kahoka, Clark County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Apr 2012 - Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rock Island National Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Cleo B. Gritton, 87, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Trinity Regional Medical Center.
      Cleo is survived by her daughter, Sharon Schachtner of Fort Dodge; son, Roger (Patricia) Gritton of Tampa, FL;5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter; son-in-law, Jim Buchan of Cedar Falls.
      She was preceded in death by her parents, Willard and Gertrude (Hill) Carver; husband, Paul; daughter, Vicki Buchan; brothers, Paul and Lewis Carver; sisters, Bonnie Reno and Fay Sweeney; son-in-law, Leonard Schachtner.
      Cleo Bessie Carver was born August 16, 1924 in Aledo, IL. She attended school in Aldeo and graduated from Aledo High School. In October of 1941 she married Paul I. Gritton. The couple established their home in Rock Island, IL. Cleo was employed at the Rock Island Arsenal for a period of time. The family then moved to Fort Dodge in 1952. Besides being a homemaker, Cleo assisted her husband at the Fort Dodge office of the Des Moines Register. Cleo was a member of First Baptist Church and was active in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.