hmtl5 Edna Lucille Gritton b. 18 Jul 1923 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois d. 15 Sep 1996 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois: Gritton Genealogy
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Edna Lucille Gritton

Female 1923 - 1996  (73 years)


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  • Name Edna Lucille Gritton 
    Born 18 Jul 1923  Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Sep 1996  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Mount Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Person ID I1324  Gritton
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 

    Father Anthony Dingler Gritton,   b. 18 Dec 1891, Champaign County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1973, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Bessie Anna Heck,   b. 22 Oct 1897, Brown County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jun 1988, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 20 Dec 1914  Warren County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F269  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Charles Arthur Wells,   b. 4 Sep 1920, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 2005, Macon, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 7 Dec 1944  Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Last Modified 7 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F502  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Jul 1923 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Dec 1944 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Sep 1996 - Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Gilead Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Wells
      Macon - Edna L. Wells, 73, of rural Macon died 4;12 a.m. Sunday (Sept. 15, 1996) in Decatur Memorial Hospital.
      Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Dawson & Wilkoff West Wood Street Funeral Home with visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Mount Gilead Cemetery. Memorials: donor's choice.
      Mrs. Wells was born in Danville on July 18, 1923, the daughter of Anthony "Tony" and Bessie Ann Heck Gritton. She formerly worked for Houdaille Hershey and the Illiopolis Ordnance Plant. She was a member of Mount Zion Presbyterian Church and sang in the church choir and also with Sweet Adelines. She married Charles A. Wells in Decatur on Dec. 7, 1944.
      Surviving are her husband; son, Philip Wells of Orlando, Fla.; daughter, Sandra Wells of Macon; sisters, Helen James and husband Glen, Esther Carrier and husband Jac and Leora Birch and husband Fred, all of Decatur; grandchildren, Panela, Brandi, Molly, John and Tony.
      She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and one sister.
      Herald and Review, Decatur, Illinois. Tuesday, 17 September 1996.
      [2, 4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S17] Obituary.

    3. [S22] Indiana Marriages.

    4. [S102] Newspaper article.


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