Odelia Gritton
1870 - 1941 (71 years)
Generation: 1
1. Odelia Gritton was born on 20 Jan 1870 in Monroe County, Missouri; died on 15 Feb 1941 in Madison, Monroe County, Missouri; was buried in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Madison, Monroe County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Occupation: housewife
Notes:
Mrs. J.T. Ownby dies at Madison; funeral Sunday.
Madison, Mo., Feb. 15 - Mrs. Adelia Alice Ownby died at her home in Madison early this morning after a lingering illness. Mrs. Ownby had been seriously ill the past 12 days and in ill health for several years.
Born near Madison January 20, 1870, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Gritton, she had lived in this vicinity all her life. She was a member of the Christian Church.
She is survived by her husband, John T. Ownby, and a brother, Thomas E. Gritton of Moberly, and several nephews and nieces.
Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Madison Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. J.W. Pearson, Christian minister of Princeton. Burial will be in the Madison Cemetery.
Moberly Monitor-Index (newspaper), Moberly, Missouri. 15 Feb 1941.
Died:
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1941/1941_00007631.PDF
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68275445/odelia-alice-ownby
Southeast portionOdelia married John P. Ownby on 20 Apr 1892 in Paris, Monroe County, Missouri. John was born on 13 Jan 1870 in Monroe County, Missouri; died on 4 Mar 1957 in Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri; was buried on 6 Mar 1957 in Sunset Hill Cemetery, Madison, Monroe County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]