Gray, Clarabelle

1929 - 2021  (91 years)

• Name	Gray, Clarabelle
  		Gray Family Reunion, Labor Day, 2001 Clarabelle and Fammie at campground office, Charley Brown Park, Flora, Illinois Contributed by Leona Mae McDowell
  		Gray Family Reunion, Labor Day, 2001, Charley Brown Park, Flora, Illinois Clarabelle Kettle Contributed by Leona Mae McDowell
  		Gray Family Reunion, Charley Brown Park, Flora, Illinois, 2007 Clara Belle Kittle and Leona Rinehart Contributed by Wes and Jane Cannon
  		Clarabelle (Gray) Kittle (1929-2021)
  Birth	11 Oct 1929	Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  	According to the 1940 census, Clara Bell was born in 1924.
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	GRAY.C003
  _FGRAVE	228280008
  Funeral	12 Jun 2021	Thrasher Family Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [5]
  Death	7 Jun 2021	Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [5]
  Burial	12 Jun 2021	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 5]
  		Headstone, Kittle, Clarabelle and Vern Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Kittle, Clarabelle (Gray) and Vern
  Person ID	I156	Carl Wayne Gray Research | Gray - Yauch William Gray and Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Yauch Descendants, Hasler - ? Mr. Hasler and ? Descendants, Jauch - Birk Christian 'Heitl' Jauch and Maria Birk Descendants, Jauch - Hasler Jacob Jauch and Margaret 'Margret' Hasler Descendants, Lents - Seal Jacob Lents and Elizabeth 'Betsy' Seal Descendants
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Gray, Henry Lewis,   b. 24 Apr 1894, Noble, Richland County, Illinois d. 24 Sep 1968, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Payne, Maude May,   b. 3 Dec 1895, Martin County, Indiana d. 29 May 1983, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	26 Sep 1914	Noble, Richland County, Illinois   [2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He was 20 years and 5 months - She was 18 years and 9 months.
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kittle, Vern,   b. 29 Sep 1916, Wayne County, Illinois d. 1 Oct 1997, Marion, Williamson County, Illinois (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	27 Aug 1961	Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 4, 5]
  Age at Marriage	She was 31 years and 10 months - He was 44 years and 11 months.
  Children	+ 1. Kittle, W.K. + 2. Kittle, T.D. + 3. Wyatt, B.B.
  Family ID	F190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 11 Oct 1929 - Clay County, Illinois Marriage - 27 Aug 1961 - Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Death - 7 Jun 2021 - Carle Richland Memorial Hospital, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Funeral - 12 Jun 2021 - Thrasher Family Funeral Home, Olney, Richland County, Illinois Burial - 12 Jun 2021 - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary Clarabelle (Gray) Kittle, 91, of Olney, passed away at 11:40 AM on Monday, June 7, 2021 at Carle Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Funeral service will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday, June 12, 2021 in the chapel of Thrasher Family Funeral Home in Olney. Visitation will be from 9-10:30 AM in the chapel of Thrasher Family Funeral Home. Burial will be at Clay City Cemetery in Clay City. Pastor Mike Baker will be officiating. Live streaming will be available through our Facebook page. Click on the link below to watch. Clarabelle was born on October 11, 1929 in Clay County the daughter of Henry and Maude (Payne) Gray. She later married Vern Kittle on August 27, 1961 in Clay City. He preceded her in death on October 1, 1997. She worked at Olney Central College in the Public Relations and Marketing Department for many years. She also worked at the garment factory in Olney and was also a greeter at Wal-Mart. She was a member of Antioch Christian Church and was a former member of Mt. Gilead Church with her husband. She graduated from Clay City High School in 1948. She graduated with her Associates Degree from Olney Central College in 1982. She was a past member of Dundas Ruritan. She enjoyed crocheting, working on word searches and crossword puzzles and putting together puzzles. Clarabelle is survived by her 2 sons Tony Kittle (Lisa) of Dundas and Bobby Kittle (Shannon) of Louisville; daughter Wilma Fitzpatrick (Dennis) of Jefferson City, Mo; 4 grandchildren Collin Cotterell (fiancé Tasha), Victoria Kittle, Silas Kittle, and Will Kittle. She is preceded in death by her husband Vern Kittle, parents Henry and Maude Gray, 4 brothers Ralph, Johnny, Eugene and Ray Dean Gray, sister Famie Payne, niece Joanne Herdes and nephew David W. Payne. Memorials can be sent to Antioch Christian Church in memory of Clarabelle (Gray) Kittle.

  
  

• Sources

  [S300] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Kittle, Clarabelle (Gray) and Vern, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228280008/clarabelle-kittle), none. (Reliability: 2). [S50] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 13-4) (Township), image 20, page 10b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00087?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3). [S51] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 10, page 5b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6224/4584337_00604?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fd), none. (Reliability: 2). [S53] Steve and Betty Stanford, e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Gray Family Tree", 27 Jan 2019, 5:37pm, (Steve and Betty Stanford, e-mail to Carl W. Gray, "Gray Family Tree", 27 Jan 2019, 5:37pm), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14664] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kittle, Clarabelle (Gray), 91, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228280008/clarabelle-kittle), none. (Reliability: 2). [S54] Obituary, Gray, Maude, none. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Village), image 23, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6061/4300174_00630?pid=14757672&backurl=https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll) (Reliability: 2). [S14351] Illinois Statewide Marriage Index 1763-1900, Marriage Index, Gray, Henry and Payne, Maude M., Volume 004, Page 0292, License #00000120, (http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriageSearch.do) (Reliability: 2). [S14352] Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), Richland County Marriages, 1840-1915, Grooms Book, Page #132, (Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society (Olney, Richland County, Illinois), November 15, 1993), Page #132, none. (Reliability: 3).