Anthony Paul Gritton
1942 - 1966 (23 years)
Generation: 1
1. Anthony Paul Gritton was born on 20 Jan 1942 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; died on 7 Jan 1966 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida; was buried in Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois. Notes:
Anthony Gritton
Anthony Paul Gritton, 23, of 1712 E. William St. died at 10:40 a.m. Friday in Tampa General Hospital in Tampa, Fla., of injuries received in an automobile accident on Dec. 5.
He was born in Chicago on Jan. 20, 1942, son of George H. and Vena Revis Gritton.
Mr. Gritton was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers No.146. He had been working as an electrician in Tampa for two and one-half months.
He is survived by his mother and a brother, Kenneth R., both of Decatur; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Gritton of Decatur and Mrs. Nora Revis of Edgar. He was preceded in death by his father, in 1966.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Brintlinger's Funeral Home in Decatur.
Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois. Saturday, 8 January 1966.
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