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201 Cemetery record/obit states that late in life he retired to California to live with one of his daughters. Terwilliger, Leander Dickerson (I221)
 
202 Centerville Daily Citizen May 3, 1900.
Charles A. Smith died this morning at 1:00 o'clock at the home of his father, Hiram Smith, five miles southeast of town, after a sickness of several weeks with typhoid fever and serious complications. He had been bedfast for twelve days. Mr. Smith has a wife and a son but did not live with them. He was still a young man. The funeral will be held from Wesley Chapel at 10:00 o'clock tomorrow morning and interment will be in Oakland cemetery. The remains will be taken from the home at 9:00.
 
Smith, Charles (I2581)
 
203 Change of Venue.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
Danville, Ill, Feb. 25. - In the case of the State vs. David Clem, for the murder of Milo Gritton last September near here, as published in The Tribune, Judge Nelson to-day granted him a change of venue to Iroquois County.
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois. Wednesday, 26 February 1879, page 5.
 
Gritton, Milo B. (I427)
 
204 Chanute Newspaper
..Jerry Willard Turner, 61, died Thursday, June 27, 2002 at the Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center.
..He was born April 18, 1941 at Fort Scott, Kansas, the son of Willard M. Turner and Dorothy Smith Turner. He graduated from Uniontown High School, Uniontown, Kansas in 1959.
..He was the under sheriff for Bourbon County for two and one-half years and then became a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper in Neosho County, Kansas in 1973. In June of 1993 he was promoted to Master Trooper and specialized in the Breath Alcohol Unit. He retired from the Highway Patrol in 1996. He was currently the Safety Director at Consolidated Oil Well Services in Chanute.
..His happiest times were spent at home with his family and attending his children's activities. He could always be found riding his Harley Davidson, sitting on the deck or at the pond, working in the yard, or cooking on the grill.
..He was a member of the Chanute Church of the Nazarene; was a former Troop-Director and Troop-Representative for the Kansas State Trooper's Association.
..On June 26, 1998 he married Karen Kimble at their home in Chanute, Kansas. She survives.
..Other survivors include 2 sons, Matt Turner of Independence, Kansas and Chris Turner of Lansing, Kansas; three daughters, Jade Turner of Emporia, Kansas, Jenna and Jerra Turner of Gordon, Nebraska; 2 step-sons, Brett Rollow of the home and Aaron Rollow of Grove, Oklahoma; 2 granddaughters, and 2 step-grandsons; his mother, Dorothy Turner-Evans of Chanute; a brother, James Turner of Devon, Kansas; a sister, Judy Funk of Chanute, Kansas.
..He was preceded in death by his father.
..Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 1, 2002 at the Chanute Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Mark McCuistion officiating. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, 2002 and on Sunday from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., both at Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel, Chanute.
..There will be a funeral procession Tuesday, from the Chanute Church of the Nazarene beginning at 1:30 p.m. to the Woods Cemetery in Redfield, Kansas where there will be a memorial graveside inturnment at 3:00 p.m. led by Pastor Mark McCuistion.
..The suggests memorial contributions to the Chanute Church of the Nazarene and may be left in care of the Gibson-Koch-Friskel Chapel, 16 N. Forest, Chanute, Kansas 66720.
 
Turner, Jerry Willard (I1801)
 
205 Charles B. "Charlie" Taylor, 90, well known Danville resident, passed away at 7:28 am Saturday, July 3, 2021 at his home.

Charlie was born September 19, 1930 in Danville, Illinois to Burford P. & Madge L. Pyle Taylor. Charlie married Helen M. Cline December 4, 1965 in Danville, Illinois. Helen passed away August 13, 2006. Survivors include: 2 sons: Steve (Vickie Holecz) Talbert & Jed Taylor both of Danville, Illinois; Three daughters: LuAnn (Norland) Kinney, Kathy (Mark Koch) Stitt, Cheryl (Warren) Buck all of Danville, Illinois; 22 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren; and sister-in-law: Betty Taylor. He was preceded in death by one son: Jim Talbert; one son-in-law: Kenny Stitt; one brother: Jack Taylor; 2 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren.

Charlie worked for 20 years in the warehouse of Paxton Wholesale and as a security guard for 33 years at First National Bank in Danville. He also worked in maintenance at Blue Cross in Danville for 13 years. He enjoyed being assistant Scout Master of Troop 23 Boy Scouts and founded Ellsworth Panthers Football team in the 1960's. He was manager of little league & pony league baseball as well. He held membership in both Illinois & Indiana Basket & Baseball Officials Association.
Burial will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Danville.
 
Taylor, Charles B. (I344)
 
206 Charles Everette Blue's draft registration card of 5 June 1917, lists that he has a wife. Family F1665
 
207 Charles F. McGee, 94, of Catlin, passed away at 8:40 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, 2013, while in the Palliative Care Unit at the VA Illiana Health Care System in Danville.
He was born April 10, 1919 in Batestown, the son of Charles E. and Nellie Byerly McGee. He married Mary Hawkins on Feb. 17, 1943 in Hernando, Mississippi. She preceded him in death on Jan. 12, 2001. He also was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Marjorie Jones and one brother, Robert McGee.
Surviving are his three children, C. Michael (Linda) McGee, David A. (Kathryn) McGee and Jeanie (Scott) Church; seven grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; his sister-in-law, JoAnn Fetters; three nieces, Luanne Kees, Janice Hawkins and Jackie Land; three nephews, Curt McGee, Bobby McGee and Steve Hadley and special friend, Glenda Eaton.
He was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, serving during World War II. He received a Purple Heart after being wounded at Guadalcanal. After serving his country, he returned home to Catlin where he farmed for over 40 years. He was the first recipient of the Outstanding Young Farmer Award in Vermilion County.
Commercial-News (Danville, IL) - Sunday, August 25, 2013
 
McGee, Charles F. (I2150)
 
208 Charles Gritton Dead.
Chas. Gritton, aged 57 years, two months and 15 days, died at his home near Tulip Saturday, October 12th and was laid to rest in the cemetery at that place October 14th. Mr. Gritton had been in poor health for some time and the end was not unexpected. He was a good man and a fine neighbor and his loss will be keenly felt by his neighbors and his large circle of friends. The family have our sincere sympathy in their great loss.
Centralia Fireside Guard, Centralia, Missouri. Friday, 18 October 1912.
 
Gritton, Charles L. (I2609)
 
209 Charles L. "Chuck" DeMoss age 79, of Indianapolis, passed away February 24, 2011. He retired from Navistar in 1983. Survivors include his wife of 47 years, Robena Thomas DeMoss; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Austin and Gladys DeMoss; sister, Evelyn Brown; brothers, Dale and James DeMoss.
 
DeMoss, Charles Lee (I1184)
 
210 Charles M. Knight
Hicksville - A retired farmer and a former resident here, Charles M. Knight, Kunkle, 89, died at 4:45 P.m. Sunday in the Coats Rest Home, Pioneer. He had been released from Cameron Hospital, Bryan, last week after a few days stay.

He was born Aug. 18. 1872, in Vermilion County, Ill., a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Knight. He married Bessie Jackson, Danville, Ill., in March 1900. He operated a rest home in Edgerton for four years and moved to Hicksville in 1946. In 1952 he moved to Kunkle.

He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Dairy Eisele, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; a nephew, Dale Tolbert, Danville, Ill., and a niece, Mrs. Ruth Keiser, Toledo.

Friends may call at the Perkins-Reeb funeral home after noon Tuesday. Services will be conducted in the funeral home at 1 p.m. Wednesday by the Rev. Richard Campbell, West Unity. Burial will be in Scipio cemetery.
 
Knight, Charles M. (I4375)
 
211 Charles N. Gritten
Remington - Charles N. Gritten, 75, of Remington, died at 7:30 a.m. Monday in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Lafayette. He had been in ill health several months.

Born in Penfield, Ill., he lived at Reynold before moving to Remington in 1971. He was operator of Sinclair service station at Reynold for several years, retiring in 1971. Prior to that he was a mechanic at Jack Loy Chevrolet Garage at Monon for many years.

In 1940 he was married to Betty Davis, who survives.

Also surviving are three sons, Don Gritten of Wolcott, Paul Gritten of Marietta, Ga., and Norman Gritten of Spring Lake, N.C.; two daughters, Veran Largen of South Bend and Audry Anderson of Champaign, Ill.; two brothers, Arron Gritten of Danville, Ill., and Rumley Gritten of Penfield, Ill.; and four sisters, Peral Nicastri of Phoenix, Ariz., Winnie Riven of Star City, Iowa, Wilma Woller of Paxton, Ill., and Mary Leming of Urbana. Ill.

Journal and Courier. Tuesday, 16 September 1980.
 
Gritten, Charles Norman (I1262)
 
212 Charles R. Clark
March 21, 1921-Nov. 29, 1995
Edwardsburg - Services for Charles Richard Clark, 74, of 69425 Michigan 62, who died after an apparent hart attack at 6:14 p.m. Wednesday in the emergency room of Lakeland Medical Center, Niles, will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Paul E. Mayhew Funeral Home. Cremation will take place and burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, Niles. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday and after 2 p.m. Sunday in the funeral home.
Mr. Clark was a retired cabinetmaker from PaceMaker, Elkhart. He was born March 21, 1921, in South Bend. On June 7, 1941, in South Bend, he married Lucille T. Gritton. She died May 10, 1981. On Dec. 4, in Edwardsburg, he married Katherine Feirick Walton. She survives with three daughters, Kay D. Purucker and Jonne Anders, both of Edwardsburg, and Diane Horvath of Niles; two sons, Charles C. of Bristol and Dennis D. of Niles; a stepson, Donald Walton of South Bend; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mr. Clark was a Navy Veteran of World War II.
The South Bend Tribune, South Bend, Indiana. Friday, 1 December 1995.
 
Clark, Charles Richard (I1143)
 
213 Charles Randall, age 91, of San Diego, passed away on June 5, 2017.
Charles was born December 12, 1925 in Danville, Illinois, son of the late Harold and Lucille (Wilson) Randall.
He retired as a machinist with the L&N Railroad and then, established Printers Mark print shop in Louisville, Kentucky with his late wife, Millie.
Charles was a WWII Navy veteran serving on the USS Logan where he fought in the historic battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Charles is survived by his daughters, Karen Wynne Randall (John McLeish) and Penny Randall (Vijay Gurbaxani); three siblings, Patsy Randolph (Rollin), JoAnn Fitzsimmons (Chuck) and Jerry Randall and nephew, John Randall II and numerous other nieces, nephews and cousins.
Commercial-News (Danville, IL)
 
Randall, Charles (I3510)
 
214 Charles was a son of Amos Hartley and his wife, Elizabeth McMillin. He was a salesman and worked for the McNeal-Homer Company in Chicago, Illinois and Danville Wholesale Grocery Company in Danville, Illinois. He married Lena L. Moore, a daughter of Fleming Russell Moore and Angelina Good Walters. They were married on April 25, 1894 in Milford (Iroquois County), Illinois. They had no children. Charles died at his residence of heart disease.
NOTE: For the last twenty-four years the Hartleys resided at 10 W. Conron in Danville, Illinois.
OBITUARY NOTICE: Danville Commercial News; Danville, Illinois. Dated Saturday February 14, 1931 (page 4)
 
Hartley, Charles E. (I2768)
 
215 Charlotte J. Gritten
March 29, 1913 - Nov. 30, 1998.
Plymouth - Charlotte J. Gritten, 85, of 600 Oak Hill Ave., died Monday in miller's Merry Manor. Survivors include three daughters, Shirley Johnson and Charlotte Bender, both of Plymouth, and Carolyn Lawrence of Morton Grove, Ill.; two sons, Wayne of Cookeville, Tenn. and Paul of Lawton, Mich.; and a sister, Harriet Hamill of Peoria, Ark. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Van Gilder Funeral Home, where friends may call from 5 to 9 p.m. today.

The South Bend Tribune. Wednesday, 2 December 1998.
 
Hall, Charlotte Jeanette (I3171)
 
216 Chas. E. Gritton Odell Business Man, Is Buried
Services Conducted From M.E. Church - Interment In Odell.
Odell, Ill,, Jan. 8. - The funeral service for Charles E. Gritton was held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock from the Methodist Episcopal church, the pastor, Rev. T. Lee Knotts, conducting the service. Burial took place in the Odell cemetery. A quartette composed of Mrs. Arthur Marland, Mrs. M.C. Fonger, J.. Van Ness and Charles Norse rendered two selections. The Pallbearers were J.E. Pfingston, P.H. Foley, John Moore, W.D. Abbaduska, John De Boer and William Snyder.
The following from out of town attended the funeral: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gritton and daughter of Waukeshaw, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Bennett of Armon, Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Yeazel, Louis Stroud, Mr. and Mrs. George Hedges, Miss Grace Fox and Miss Florence Stroud of Fairmount; Louis Gritton and Miss Ethel Gritton of Danville; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Martin of Bloomington; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Donbier, of Joliet; Mr. and Mrs. E. Silvers, of Le Roy, and Mrs. Ida Brown, of Dwight.
Mr. Gritton was born at Fairmount, Ill, March 5, 1864, where he grew to young manhood. He was united in marriage with Miss Myrtle E. Silvers at Fairmount, in the year 1887. They resided there a few years and later moved to Meadville, Mo. To this union four children were born, Lawrence, Grace, Floyd, and one child died in infancy. One son, Floyd, preceded his father in death in the year 1916, and his wife also passed away while living at Meadville.
On July 27, 1916 he united in marriage with Mrs. Hattie Donbier, of Odell, who is left with his son, Lawrence Gritton, of Waukeshaw, Wis., the daughter of Mrs. Edward Bennet of Armon, Wis., and one step-son, Joseph Donbier of Joliet. He is also survived by six grandchildren, one step-grandson, one sister, Mrs. George Hedges, of Fairmount and one brother, Louis Gritton of Danville.
Mr. Gritton had been in failing health for the past several months, and the past few weeks had been confined to his home his death occurring Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock.
For the past several years Mr. Gritton was engaged in the grocery and meat market business here, and had a wide circle of friends. He was a kind husband, father and neighbor, and will be greatly missed.
The Times, Streator, Illinois. Friday 8 January 1932.
 
Gritton, Charles Ismael (I286)
 
217 Cheryl Lynn Cosat, 61, was the daughter of Fred E. and Mary "Annabelle: {Kinney} Cosat.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Fred E. Cosat Jr; her sister, Cynthia A. Cosat; her brother-in-law, James E. Burton and a nephew, Scott A. Burton.
Surviving are her brothers, Michael (Chris) Cosat and Clifford (Sandy) Coast; her sisters, Jean Burton and Karen (Bob Snyder) Harper; 6 nieces; 8 nephews and several great nieces and nephews.
She worked at Peterson Puritan, Kelly Potato Chip Factory in Champaign/Urbana, WorkSource in Danville and C.C.A.R. in Charleston.
Commercial-News (Danville, IL) - Saturday, October 11, 2014.
 
Cosat, Cheryl Lynn (I1124)
 
218 Christopher Allen Culp, 86, of Fort Scott, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at the Guest Home Estates in Fort Scott. He was born Jan. 8, 1925, in Fort Scott, the son of Christopher Allen and Edith Cora (Moore) Culp.
Survivors include his 12 children, Martin A. Culp of Bel Alton, Md., Thomas L. Culp of Husam, Wash., Lawrence A. Culp of Winterset, Iowa, Paul E. Culp of Lincoln, Neb., Terry L. Culp of Des Moines, Iowa, Mary Lou Humphreys of Ankeny, Iowa, Patricia A. Plumb of Woodward, Iowa, Lewis W. Culp of Nevada, Iowa, Rebecca S. Morrow of Newton, Iowa, Ruby J. Luke of Adel, Iowa, Rose Marie Walent of Riverside, Calif., and Bobby D. Culp of Adel, Iowa; a brother, Paul Culp of San Antonio, Texas; a sister, Shirley Mullins of Arvada, Colo.; 41 grandchildren; and 57 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Harold Culp, Fred Culp, John Culp and LeRoy Culp; one grandson; and one great-grandson.
Following cremation, memorial services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, April 9, at the Konantz-Cheney Funeral Home, 15 W. Wall St., Fort Scott, Kan., 66701. Burial will follow at the Deerfield Cemetery in Deerfield, Mo.
 
Culp, Christopher Allen (I1614)
 
219 Civil War
A 125 Illinois Infantry.
His father, Balsier Bensyl filed for his pension on 29 June 1880. Application No.2721971 
Bensyl, John H. (I89)
 
220 Civil War military service:

Enlisted 7 July 1862, Danville, Illinois. Company A, 71 Illinois Infantry, private.
Discharged, mustered out, 29 October 1862, Danville, Illinois.

Name: Franklin Ralls
Rank: Private
Company: A
Unit: 71st Illinois Infantry
Height: 5' 7
Hair: DARK
Eyes: BLACK
Complexion: DARK
Marital status: Single
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: Abt 1837
Birth Place: Hamilton CO, OH
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 25
Service Entry Date: 7 Jul 1862
Service Entry Place: Danville, IL
Joined By Whom: O GILBERT
Period: 3 MO
Muster In Date: 26 Jul 1862
Muster In Place: Chicago, IL
Muster Out Date: 29 Oct 1862
Residence Place: Vermilion CO, IL
Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls
https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=206313
 
Ralls, Franklin (I33)
 
221 Civil War Pension Index: General index to pension files, 1861-1934 record for John Johns. Name: John. State filed: Kansas. Widow: Catharine Johns. Date: 8 June 1889

https://www.ilsos.gov/isaveterans/civilMusterSearch.do?key=130651
Name: John Johns Jr
Rank: Sergeant
Company: F
Unit: 4th Illinois Cavalry
Height: 5' 10
Hair: DARK
Eyes: BLUE
Complexion: DARK
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Birth Date: Abt 1833
Birth Place: IL
War: Civil War
War Years: 1861-1865
Service Entry Age: 28
Service Entry Date: 27 Aug 1861
Service Entry Place: Bear Creek, IL
Joined By Whom: A T SEARCH
Period: 3 YRS
Muster In Date: 17 Oct 1861
Muster In Place: Ottawa, IL
Muster Out Date: 3 Nov 1864
Muster Out Place: Springfield, IL
Muster Out By Whom: CPT SUMNER
Residence Place: Marysville, Vermilion CO, IL
Record Source: Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls 
Johns, John (I83)
 
222 Civil War Pension Index: General index to pension files, 1861-1934 record for Nathaniel Cline, A. 125 Ills. Inf. Application from widow Cynthiana Cline, 25 October 1865. Cline, Nathaniel (I5)
 
223 Civil War Pension record. Service I. 5 Wis. Inf. Application for pension as invalid: 10 July 1890. State from which filed, Illinois. Application from widow filed 5 october 1918, state from which filed, Illinois.

US National Homes for disabled volunteer soldiers, 1866-1938. Record for John J. Cosat. 
Cosat, John James (I50)
 
224 Civil War Roll of Honor
Name: Elijah Fox
Death Date: 26 Aug 1864
Burial Place: Marietta, Georgia, USA
Cemetery: Marietta and Atlanta National Cemetery
Rank: Private
Regiment: 8th Infantry
Relationship to Draftee: Tennessee
Company C
 
Fox, Elijah Andrew (I4407)
 
225 Clara Sanders, 92
Clara May Sanders, a resident of Central Point, Ore., died Tuesday.
She was born May 22, 1909, in Saratoga. She was a member of the Baptist Church. She lived in Merced for many years.
Survivors include two daughters, Margery Connell of Medford, Ore., and Fern Ellard of Central Point, Ore.; two sons, Ernest Sanders of Escondido and Don Sanders of Central Point, Ore.; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at Winton District Cemetery. Rogue Valley Funeral Alternatives and Crematory of Medford, Ore., is in charge of arrangements.
 
Blush, Clara May (I4015)
 
226 Clare Randle Cook's name and occupation is taken from his son, Donald Burus Cook's brith certificate. Cook, Clare Randall (I3787)
 
227 Clarence "Andy" Fox, 88, of Reno, passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at his residence.
A graveside service has been set for 2 p.m. on Friday, April 20, at Meadowbrook Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-7 p.m. Thursday at Fry & Gibbs Funeral Home.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Allen and Minnie Smith Fox; a sister, Naomi Brawner; brothers, Raymond Fox, Charlie Fox, Edward Fox; and great-grandchild, Adrian Murphy.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby Estelle Fox; son, Jimmy E. Fox and wife, Gloria; grandchildren, Shane Fox and wife, Via, Jennifer Murphy and husband, Tony; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Dorothy Mason.
The Paris News, Paris, Texas. 15 APRIL 2012, page 11

 
Fox, Clarence Andrew (I3576)
 
228 Clark (Near Homer).
Mr. and Mrs. George Hedges and daughter Grace of Fairmount and Edith Gritton of Danville took supper Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Rolla Yeazel.
The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois. Saturday, 26 August 1916, page 3.
 
Gritton, Edith Lucille (I311)
 
229 At least one living or private individual is linked to this note - Details withheld. Scovil, Claude H. (I3543)
 
230 Claude M. Boyd Dead.
Claude M. Boyd, aged 24 years, the son of A.C. and Flora Boyd, died at his home on June 3, 1908 of peritonitis. Claude M. Boyd was born Oct. 10th 1884. On Feb. 11th 1906 he was married to Miss Stella S. Gritton. To this union was born one child, a girl, both of whom survive him. He was a member of the M.E. Church at Porter's Chapel, a good husband and father and a good neighbor. Funeral services were conducted at Union by Rev. J.M. Bone on Thursday afternoon, after which the remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at that place.
Centralia Fireside Guard. Centralia, Missouri. Friday, 12 June 1908.
 
Boyd, Claude M. (I2621)
 
231 Claude S. Gritton HARRODSBURG Claude S. Gritton, 82, of Lawrence-burg died Monday at James B. Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born Nov. 10, 1910, in Mercer County, he was the son of the late Lige Davis and Etta Shy Gritton.
He was a retired 26-year Army warrant officer and a member of Lawrence-burg Methodist Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Disabled American Veterans.
He was the widower of Elizabeth Ann Davenport Gritton. '
Survivors include a stepdaughter, Iris June Ellecamp of Crofton, Mo.; a sister, Juanita Healey of Mercer County; and four step-grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel, Harrodsburg, by the Rev. Elgin Emmons. Burial with military rites will be in Spring Hill Cemetery.
December 15, 1992. A Publisher Extra Newspaper. The Advocate-Messenger from Danville, Kentucky.
 
Gritton, Claude Shy (I3028)
 
232 Clayton Fairchild is not in his parents' household in the 1900 US census. He is in their household in the 1910 US census. Fairchild, Clayton N. (I278)
 
233 Clem.
Special Dispatch to The Tribune
Danville, Ill., March 20. - David Clem, who is charged with the murder of Milo Gritton, left here his morning, in charge of officers, for Watseka for trial. The people are represented by County-Attorney Jones, assisted by the Hon. J.B. Mann; the defense by Gen. J.C. Black and H.P. Blackburn, all of this place. Some sixty witnesses are summoned.
Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois. Friday, 21 March 1879, page 2.
 
Gritton, Milo B. (I427)
 
234 Cleo B. Gritton, 87, of Fort Dodge passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Trinity Regional Medical Center.
Cleo is survived by her daughter, Sharon Schachtner of Fort Dodge; son, Roger (Patricia) Gritton of Tampa, FL;5 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter; son-in-law, Jim Buchan of Cedar Falls.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Willard and Gertrude (Hill) Carver; husband, Paul; daughter, Vicki Buchan; brothers, Paul and Lewis Carver; sisters, Bonnie Reno and Fay Sweeney; son-in-law, Leonard Schachtner.
Cleo Bessie Carver was born August 16, 1924 in Aledo, IL. She attended school in Aldeo and graduated from Aledo High School. In October of 1941 she married Paul I. Gritton. The couple established their home in Rock Island, IL. Cleo was employed at the Rock Island Arsenal for a period of time. The family then moved to Fort Dodge in 1952. Besides being a homemaker, Cleo assisted her husband at the Fort Dodge office of the Des Moines Register. Cleo was a member of First Baptist Church and was active in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
 
Carver, Cleo Bessie (I3454)
 
235 Cline
Powell, Wyo. - Bertha A. Cline, 88, of Powell died Tuesday at the Powell Nursing Home where she had been a resident for the past four years.
She was born Jan. 15, 1887, in Metz, Mo., a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Epperson.
She was married to Jesse G. Cline March 14, 1906, in Nevada, Mo. In 1931 they moved to the Powell area where they engaged in farming. Mr. Cline died in 1954. Mrs. Cline later moved to the Rocky Mountain Manor and then to Powell Nursing Home.
She was a member of the Union Presbyterian Church of Powell and a long time member of the Ralston Club.
Survivors include four sons, Orville and Robert both of Powell and Charles and Secil both of Emblem, Wyo.; one daughter Mrs. Lee Sivey of Grandview, Wash.; 15 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday in the Union Presbyterian Church with the Rev. C. William Hassler officiating. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery. Easton Funeral Home in Powell is in charge of arrangements.
The Billings Gazette, Billings, Montana. Thursday, 4 September 1975.
 
Epperson, Bertha (I1760)
 
236 Cline, Hufford R.
June 17, 1922 - Oct. 7, 2008

Hufford R. "Red" Cline, Sarasota, formerly of Danville, Ill., died Oct. 7, 2008.
Arrangements are being handled by the National Cremation Society.
Survivors include his wife, Marjorie; daughter, Sandra (Hank) Foster: and granddaughter, Katherine.
Red was inducted into the U.S. Army and sent to Camp Carson, Colo., in Oct. 1942 for basic training. Marge and Red were married at Camp Carson on Dec. 30, 1942. He was then sent to France, where he proudly served our country during World War II, receiving several medals.
In 1968, Red built Mr. Tire Auto Parts Store, and operated it until his retirement in 1983.
Red was a past exalted ruler of Danville Elks Lodge 332, and a Mason 33rd Degree. He was also a Shriner and a Jester. Red was a good friend to all.
"Thanks for touching our lives and we'll see you in the 19th hole at Paradise Country Club."

Published by Herald Tribune on Oct. 9, 2008.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/heraldtribune/name/hufford-cline-obituary?id=23538279
 
Cline, Hufford Russell "Red" (I356)
 
237 Cocoa - Edna M. Wolfe, 82, a homemaker, died Wednesday, July 22, at home. Mrs. Wolfe was born in Gary, Ind. She came to Brevard County in 1966 from Silver Spring, Md. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Merritt Island. Survivors include her son, James Wolfe of Cocoa, and three grandchildren. No calling hours are scheduled. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Florida Memorial Gardens, north of Melbourne. Florida Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. FLORIDA TODAY, 24 July 1998, p. 3B.
 
Downey, Edna M. (I355)
 
238 Commercial News
Danville, Il
16 May 1919

JOHN S LEE DIES AT HIS COUNTRY HOME
PROMINENT FARMER HAD BEEN A SUFFERER FOR YEARS; PARALYSIS

John S Lee, one of the best known residents of Blount township, died at 12:30 o’clock Thursday afternoon at his home for and ½ miles northwest of the city. He had resided there for 70 years. Thirteen years ago he was stricken with paralysis and for more than a year following the seizure was in a critical condition, but had greatly improved. Two weeks ago he suffered a second attack. Mr Lee was born July 12, 1844, in Crawford County and came here when barely past four years of age. He lived forty years on the farm his father had located and thirty years on the place nearby which he himself owned. He is survived by three sons and two daughters, SA Lee, Chicago Heights; WH Lee, Danville; Ardella, wife of CA Shanks, Collison; and Clara, wife of CB Bath, a farmer residing near the Lee home. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o’clock from the residence, with interment at the Gordon Cemetery, northwest of the City. 
Lee, John Sowders (I4350)
 
239 Commercial News
Danville, Il
9 Oct 1923

Funeral Services for Mary [Julia] Ann Van Vickle, who died Sunday afternoon at the home of her daughter, at 927 Chicago Avenue were held at 3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon at the Union Church, northwest of Danville near Johnsonville. The internment will be in Johnson Cemetery.
 
White, Julia Ann (I2090)
 
240 Company A, 125 Illinois Infantry. Musician. Cline, Nathaniel (I5)
 
241 Company E, 115th Indiana Infantry. Vanvickle, Andrew (I2086)
 
242 Conductor Elmer E. Gritton is the most unfortunate man on the road. His family is again in quarantine, this time on account of diphtheria.
The Champaign Daily Gazette, Champaign, Illinois. Monday, 15 February 1915.
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Conductor Elmer Gritton, whose home is quarantined on account of diphtheria, is living in a caboose.
The Champaign Daily News, Champaign, Illinois. Tuesday, 16 February 1915.
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The home of E.E. Gritton, 205 East Illinois street has been quarantined on account of diphtheria.
The Champaign County News, Champaign, Illinois. Wednesday, 17 February 1915.
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LKH note: a lesson in searching for one than one news article about the same event. In the series above each article gave a new clue about Elmer and his family. 1. He is a railroad conductor.
2. His family has been in quarantine more than once. 3. He lived in a caboose while they were in quarantine. 4. Their home address is listed.
 
Gritton, Elmer E. (I896)
 
243 Conductor Gritton had one of the longest trains ever pulled into the Urbana yards Friday night. It was an extra from the west, consisting of 91 cars and three quarters of a mile long.
The Urbana Daily Courier, Urbana, Illinois. Monday, 15 March 1915, page 2.
 
Gritton, Elmer E. (I896)
 
244 Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indes: 1930-1960. Family F69
 
245 Cooney Huenefeld, 71, of Hillsboro, died at the Vermillion County Hospital in Clinton Saturday night at 11 o'clock. He had been seriously ill at his home here for the past four weeks, after suffering a stroke. He entered the Allen Nursing Home in Rockville on Friday morning and was removed to the hospital about 8 o'clock Saturday evening, and died a few hours later. He was born in southem Indiana on November 27, 1887, and was married to Mrs. Nettie Miller [sic] in November, 1931. All of their married life was spent in the vicinity of Hillsboro. The widow is the only survivor. Mr. Huenefeld was employed at the ALCO Plant in Lafayette for 18 years and had been retired during the past few years. He attended the Hillsboro Nazarene Church. The body remained at the Crumley funeral home in Hillsboro until Tuesday afternoon, when a graveside service was held at the Waynestown Masonic Cemetery. The service was conducted by the Rev. A. R. Myers of Salem. VEEDERSBURG (Ind.) NEWS, 29 May 1959, p. 1.
 
Huenefeld, Cooney (I1101)
 
246 Corporal, US Army, WWI Wiggans, Jesse Herbert (I648)
 
247 Corsicana Daily Sun Corsicana, TX Published: 15 Oct 2005
Doris Christian Pruitt, 72, of Corsicana passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at her residence.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Griffin-Roughton Funeral Home.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Griffin-Roughton Chapel with Pastor B.F. Risinger Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at Crisp Cemetery in Ennis.
Pallbearers will be Larry Pruitt, Robbie Pruitt, Rowdy Pruitt, Jeremy Pruitt, Mac Venable and Ben Venable.
Mrs. Pruitt was born March 26, 1933, in Pleasant Hill, Mo., to Rush Christian and Clara Culp Christian. She was an active member of First Baptist Church where she worked in the library, Sunday school and nursery. She was proud of her children, grandchildren and great-grandson.
Survivors include her husband, Buster Pruitt of Corsicana; daughters, Cheryl Pruitt Shelton of Corsicana and Gina Pruitt Horn of Kingwood; five grandchildren, Jacob Shelton, Jerod
Shelton, Zachery Shelton, Allie Horn and Adam Horn; one great-grandson, Garrett Shelton; three brothers and four sisters.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Library Fund, 510 W. Collin St., Corsicana, TX 75110.
 
Christian, Doris Marie (I1608)
 
248 Courier, The (Findlay, OH) - March 15, 2013
Joan C. Kuhlman, 95, died March 12, 2013 at Briar Hill Nursing Home in North Baltimore. Born October 21, 1917 in Fort Scott, Kansas to Fred & Edith (Baker) Norton.
She went to school in Tulsa, Oklahoma including one year of college at Tulsa University where she joined Delta Delta Delta Sorority. She moved to Findlay with her family in 1936 when her father was hired by Marathon.
Her brother, Herb (Marilyn) Norton and sister, Fredine (Al) Bloomingdale preceded her in death. She married Walter L. Kuhlman August 23, 1943, who also preceded her in death, April 12, 1995.
She completed her education at BGSU with a Masters of Education. She was a member of St. Michael the Archangel, Findlay.
Survived by John T. (Jo Ann) Findlay; Richard F. (Debbie) Madison, Ohio; William J. (Jodie) Needham, Mass.; Mary E. Harshfield, Findlay; Margaret C. Meyer, Findlay; Kathy A. (Scott) Klingler, Findlay. She had 18 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.
Joan was a lifelong baseball enthusiast, enjoyed fishing, bowling, sewing, knitting, dancing, politics, horses and travel. She witnessed much in her life including Charles Lindbergh flying under the bridge in St. Louis in 1928. She was a telephone operator, St. Michael's school teacher & a Realtor.
There will be a Catholic Mass followed by a Memorial service on April 20th at the downtown church. Exact time to be determined.
Due to Joan's desire to donate her body to U.T.M.C for research, there will be no burial.

LKH note: The photograph on Find a Grave shows a headstone with both Walter and Joan's names and dates. 
Norton, Joan C. (I1699)
 
249 COURIER-JOURNAL NEWSPAPER OBITUARY 06/09/2011.
KARTHMAN, JOSEPH DANIEL, SR., born August 20, 1922, final rest, June 7, 2011. He was born in Louisville and served his country in World War II as a member of the Army Air Corps. He was a graduate of Purdue University and married Mary Virginia Squires in 1949. They were married for more than 50 years until her death in 2006. He was father to six children and grandfather to nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Barbara K. Karthman. He was survived by his sons, Joseph D. Karthman Jr. and LeRoy A. Karthman; and daughters, Mary K. Yosifov, Karen A. Smith, and Bridget K. Noel. He will be sadly mourned and missed. He believed in simplicity; in accordance with his request, there will be no visitation or ceremony and his remains will be cremated. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hosparus. Highlands Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
 
Karthman, Joseph Daniel (I3991)
 
250 COURIER-JOURNAL OBITUARY - February 21 to February 22, 2004 - Stephen Squires, 80, of Louisville, passed away Friday, February 20, 2004 at his home. He was a retired electrician for Philip Morris USA, an Army veteran of World War II, a member of St. Raphael Catholic Church and IBEW Local #369 and former commissioner of Strathmoor Village. He was preceded in death by his sons, John and Mark Squires. He is survived by his wife, Mary Squires; two sons, Mike and Perry Squires; sister, Mary Virginia Karthman; and two grandchildren, Mark and Mary Squires. The funeral Mass will be held at noon Monday at St. Raphael Catholic Church, 2141 Lancashire Ave., with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1-8 p.m. Sunday at Resthaven Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hospice of Louisville.
 
Squires, Stephen Fahey (I3992)
 

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