hmtl5 Walter Theodore Gritton: Gritton Genealogy

Walter Theodore Gritton

Male 1905 - 1956  (50 years)


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  1. 1.  Walter Theodore Gritton was born on 10 Aug 1905 in Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 29 Mar 1956; was buried in Linden Cemetery, Linden, Montgomery County, Indiana.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: cement finisher
    • Census: 1940, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

    Notes:

    Walter T. Gritton
    Rites for Walter T. Gritton, 50, of New Elliott, who died Thursday following a long illness, will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in Johnston-Royce Funeral Home, 242 N. Griffith Blvd, Griffith. The Rev. Leigh Hargrave of the First Christian Church of Griffith will officiate. Graveside services will follow at 3:30 p.m. at the Linden Cemetery, Linden, Ind., with the Rev. J.C. Williams of the Pilgrim Chapel of Crawfordsville officiating. Friends may call at the Griffith funeral home after 4:30 p.m. today.
    He is survived by the widow, Hazel; mother, Mrs. Josephine Pettyjohn of Lafayette, Ind.; father, O.V. Gritton of Danville, Ill.; a daughter, Mrs. Scott Nicoson of Crawfordsville, Ind.; sister Mrs. Nettie Breese of Lafayette, Ind.; two brothers, Joseph and Edward Gritton of Hammond, and four grandchildren.
    The Times, Munster, Indiana. Friday, 30 March 1956.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92039488/walter-theodore-gritton

    Walter married Hazel Harriet Eutsler on 18 Dec 1933 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Hazel was born on 24 Jul 1908 in Romney, Tippecanoe County, Indiana; died on 31 Mar 1958 in Hammond, Lake County, Indiana; was buried on 4 Apr 1958 in Linden Cemetery, Linden, Montgomery County, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]