Walter Theodore Gritton
1905 - 1956 (50 years)
Generation: 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-grittonWalter 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]