Hester Gritton
1905 - 1998 (92 years)
Generation: 1
1. Hester Gritton was born on 27 Apr 1905 in Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 20 Feb 1998 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; was buried in Mansfield Memorial Park, Ontario, Richland County, Ohio. Notes:
Hester L. Wood
April 27, 1905-Feb. 20, 1998
Columbus - Hester L. Wood, 92, formerly of Port Clinton, died Friday at the Yorkshire Health Care Center, Colubmus.
She was born in Danville, Ill., the daughter of Lewis A. Gritton and Ethel A. Hall. She married Roscoe Wood in May 1948. He died in 1960. She was also preceded in death by two sisters and her parents.
Surviving are a niece, Connie Anderson of Danville, Ill.; a great niece and nephew; and four great-great nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Wood worked for Illinois Bell in Danville during World War II and was recruited by the U.S. Government to work on the Manhattan project in Hanford, Wash. She was assigned to "supervise" to the switchboard area for all incoming and outgoing calls, her contact being General Groves. At the end of the war she was summoned to Washington, D.C., and received the medal of honor from President Truman for service to her country.
She was active in Playmakers Civic Theatre in Port Clinton and appeared as Grandma Goody in a series of children's shows on PBS out of Toledo, Ohio, promoting "say no to drugs." She was very active in the Eastern Star and was Past Worthy Matron of the Ruth Chapter #7 in Mansfield. She was an avid musician and played for many functions in Port Clinton and Mansfield. She also enjoyed writing and had written many poems and stories. She was a very independent and private person.
A memorial service has been held at the Mansfield Memorial Gardens in Mansfield, Ohio.
Memorial may be sent to the Playmakers Civic Theatre in Port Clinton.
News Herald, Port Clinton, Ohio. Tuesday - 24 February 1998.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142560600/hester-l_-woodFamily/Spouse: Roscoe Elliott Wood. Roscoe was born on 30 Mar 1897 in Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio; died on 12 Feb 1960 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; was buried in Mansfield Memorial Park, Ontario, Richland County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]