hmtl5 LaVerne Ida Gritton b. 12 Jun 1916 Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois d. 2 Jun 1994 Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy

LaVerne Ida Gritton

Female 1916 - 1994  (77 years)


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  • Name LaVerne Ida Gritton 
    Born 12 Jun 1916  Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Occupation junior and high school teacher of music and languages  [3
    Died 2 Jun 1994  Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Buried Glen Cemetery, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I1312  Gritton
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Father Shelby Lylburn Gritton,   b. 26 Mar 1890, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Apr 1974, Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Maude Fetters,   b. 26 Aug 1890, South Dakota Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1980, Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1913 
    Family ID F268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Euell Edward Greer,   b. 14 Jun 1913, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1972  (Age 58 years) 
    Married Abt 1938 
    Children 
     1. Lylburn Alpha Greer,   b. 2 Oct 1939, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 2013, Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F498  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Jun 1916 - Penfield, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Jun 1994 - Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Glen Cemetery, Paxton, Ford County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • LaVerne Greer
      Rantoul - LaVerne Gritton Greer, 77, of Rantoul died at 11 a.m. Thursday (June 2, 1994) at Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
      Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lux Memorial Chapel, 1551 E. Grove Ave., Rantoul. The Rev. Deborah Owen and the Rev. Roger Jenks will officiate. Burial will be in Glenn Cemetery, Paxton.
      Mrs. Greet was born June 12, 1916, at Penfield, a daughter of Shelby and Maudie Ann Gritton. She married Euelle Edward Greer. He died in 1972.
      Survivors include a son, Lylburn "Lyle" A. Greet of Rantoul; and a sister, Violet Driscoll of Del Rio, Texas.
      Mrs. Greer graduated in 1937 from the University of Illinois, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree and did graduate work in music and music education.
      She had been an elementary, junior and senior high school teacher of music, English and languages. She taught school in Woodbine, Kan., Minnesota and Illinois public schools. She was a band director in Kansas and Minnesota.
      Mrs. Greer was a member of University Place Christian Church, Champaign, National Guild of Piano Teachers, International Society of Music Educators, Keyboard Teachers Association, Retired Teachers Association, International Platform Association, Rantoul Women's Club and American Association of University Women, Rantoul branch, since 1979 and president of the Rantoul branch twice. She was a life member of American Choral Directors Association.
      Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or to the University Place Christian Church, Champaign.
      [2, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S16] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    2. [S2] Find a Grave.

    3. [S17] Obituary.