Article from unknown source with handwritten date of July 1959. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. C.L. Gritton "Charles Leslie Gritton, 81, retired farmer, died about eleven o'clock Monday morning as he sat in a chair in the yard of his home here. Mr. Gritton was born January 26, 1878, in Monroe County and lived on a farm between Madison and Middle Grove before moving into town several years ago. He was preceded in death by his wife. Surviving are a daughter, mrs. Mae Riley, with whom he lived; a granddaughter, Mrs. William H. James, Moberly; three great-grandchildren, Beverly June, Barbara Jane and Billy Gene James, Moberly; a brother, Harry Gritton, Madison; and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Jones, Paris, and Mrs. Fred Reicher, Mexico. The body lay in state at the Thompson Mackler Funeral Home in Madison and funeral services were at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon by the Rev. John Foster, Christian Minister at Paris. Burial was in Sunset Hill Cemetery in Madison." Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562