Myrtle E. Randall
1891 - 1953 (62 years)
Generation: 1
1. Myrtle E. Randall was born on 2 Jun 1891 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky (daughter of William Randall and Elizabeth Fultcher); died on 10 Dec 1953 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan; was buried in Edwardsburg Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan. Other Events:
- Occupation: housekeeper
- Religion: Center Point Church
Notes:
Cassopolis, Oct. 30 (AP) - Myrtle Gritton is seeking a divorce from Ernest Gritton of Cassopolis, on grounds of desertion and non-support. They were married Feb. 26, 1913.
The Daily Star, Niles, Michigan. Wednesday, 30 October 1946.
Mrs. Myrtle E. Gritton
Edwardsburg - Mrs. Myrtle E. Gritton, 62, of Edwardsburg, died Thursday at Lee Memorial Hospital in Dowagiac following a heart attack Wednesday at her home.
Mrs. Gritton was born June 2, 1891, in Somerset, Ky., the daughter of William and Elizabeth Randall and came to Edwardsburg 28 years ago from Tilton, Ill. She was married in 1911 to Ernest L. Gritton. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Cassopolis and the Methodist Church in Edwardsburg.
Surviving are: a son, Randall A. of Ohio; two daughters, Mrs. Walter Gloede and Mrs. Charles Clark, both Edwardsburg; two brothers, Edgar Randall, Urbana, Ill., and Raymond, Danville, Ill., and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Edwardsburg Methodist Church with the pastor, the Rev. Paul Patterson, officiating. Burial will be in Edwardsburg Cemetery. Friends may call at the Connelly Funeral Home in Cassopolis.
The Daily Star, Niles, Michigan, Friday, 11 December 1953.
member of Center Point Church
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46840079/myrtle-e_-gritton
Row 24Myrtle married Ernest Leslie Gritton on 26 Feb 1913 in Cassopolis, Cass County, Michigan, and was divorced on 6 Feb 1947 in Cass County, Michigan. Ernest (son of John Riley Gritton and Sarah E. Brown) was born on 29 Feb 1888 in Illinois; died on 23 Jul 1970 in Berrien Springs, Berrien County, Michigan; was buried in Edwardsburg Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Randall Allison Gritton was born on 19 Jun 1914 in Sanville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 16 Nov 1973 in Santa Ana, Orange County, California; was buried in Edwardsburg Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan.
- Naomi E. Gritton was born on 7 Feb 1915 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; died on 7 Aug 1979 in Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan; was buried in Edwardsburg Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan.
- Lucille Thelma Gritton was born on 8 Oct 1922 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois; died on 10 May 1981 in Niles, Berrien County, Michigan; was buried in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles, Cass County, Michigan.
2. William Randall was born on 25 Dec 1859 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 13 Sep 1923 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried on 15 Dec 1923 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Occupation: laborer
- Religion: Center Point Church
- Census: 1900, Sidell, Vermilion County, Illinois
Notes:
member of Center Point Church
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160968663/william-l_-randallWilliam married Elizabeth Fultcher on 1 Mar 1880 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. Elizabeth was born on 22 Jan 1857 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 31 Jan 1921 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried on 1 Feb 1921 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Elizabeth Fultcher was born on 22 Jan 1857 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 31 Jan 1921 in Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois; was buried on 1 Feb 1921 in Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois. Other Events:
- Occupation: housewife
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160968684/elizabeth-randallChildren:
- 1. Myrtle E. Randall was born on 2 Jun 1891 in Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky; died on 10 Dec 1953 in Dowagiac, Cass County, Michigan; was buried in Edwardsburg Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass County, Michigan.