hmtl5 Vena Mae Revis b. 15 Feb 1919 Edgar County, Illinois d. 19 Nov 1990 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Vena Mae Revis

Female 1919 - 1990  (71 years)

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  • Name Vena Mae Revis 
    Birth 15 Feb 1919  Edgar County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation beauty operator and cosmetologist  [3] 
    Death 19 Nov 1990  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Burial Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Person ID I1316  Gritton
    Last Modified 9 Mar 2024 

    Father Elby Revis,   b. 19 Sep 1871, Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Nora Fielder,   b. 30 May 1883, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1966 (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F500  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Harlan Gritton,   b. 17 Mar 1917, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1965, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jul 1941  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Anthony Paul Gritton,   b. 20 Jan 1942, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1966, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 23 years)
    Family ID F499  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Feb 1919 - Edgar County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 27 Jul 1941 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Nov 1990 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Graceland Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Wilkie
      Decatur - Vena May Wilkie, 70, of Decatur, died 5:25 a.m. Monday (Nov. 1, 1990) in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
      Private services will be Wednesday in Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Mount Zion. No visitation. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Memorial: Mount Zion Christian Church.
      Mrs. Wilkie was born in Edgar County on Feb. 15, 1920, daughter of Elby and Nora May Fielder Revis. She was formerly a beauty operator and a cosmetologist. She was a member of Northwest Christian Church. She married George H. Gritton. He died in 1965. She then married Adam Wilkie in 1970.
      Surviving are her husband; son, Kenneth Ramon Gritton of Decatur; stepdaughter, Helen Knowles of Elwin; sisters, Mrs. Ray (Helen) Bolen, Mrs. Oda Henry and Mrs. Ersel Oliver, all of Chrisman; three grandchildren; three step-grandchidlren; one great-grandchild.
      Her parent, one son, Paul, one brother, one half brother and one half sister preceded her in death.
      Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois. Tuesday, 20 November 1990.
      [3, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S16] US Social Security Applications and Claims Index.

    3. [S17] Obituary.

    4. [S102] Newspaper article.


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