Charles Norman Gritten
1904 - 1980 (75 years)
Generation: 1
1. Charles Norman Gritten was born on 14 Nov 1904 in Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 15 Sep 1980 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana; was buried on 18 Sep 1980 in Remington Cemetery, Remington, Jasper County, Indiana. Other Events:
- Occupation: auto mechanic
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.
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.
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.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73489466/charles-n_-gritten
Surname on headstone is spelled: GrittenCharles married Beatrice Davis on 14 Dec 1940 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois. Beatrice was born on 9 May 1921 in Casey, Clark County, Illinois; died on 23 Dec 2010 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana; was buried in Remington Cemetery, Remington, Jasper County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]