Bess Gritton
1883 - 1965 (81 years)
Generation: 1
1. Bess Gritton was born on 11 Nov 1883 in Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 26 May 1965 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky; was buried on 28 May 1965 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. Notes:
Mrs. Bess G. Nelson
Harrodsburg - Mrs. Bess Gritton Nelson, 82, widow of Robert Nelson, died at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Masonic Widows and Orphans Home, Louisville, after a long illness. She was a native of Mercer County and a member of the Harrodsburg Christian Church.
Survivors include six cousins, Mrs. Tom Cotton, Mrs. Alvin I. Alderson and Mrs. Joe Y. Van Arsdall, all of Harrodsburg, and Mrs. Bush Tribble and Wallace and Davis Gritton, all of Mercer County.
Services were conducted at 2 p.m. today at the Bruner and Sims Funeral Home by the Rev. James N. Kelly. Burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.
The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Friday. 28 May 1965.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/266110958/bess-nelsonFamily/Spouse: Robert Burrus Nelson. Robert was born on 15 Jan 1885 in Salvisa, Mercer County, Kentucky; died on 13 Jan 1942 in Shelbyville, Shelby County, Kentucky; was buried on 14 Jan 1942 in Spring Hill Cemetery, Harrodsburg, Mercer County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]