Brotton, Carl Cecil
Passed: 1973-05-11
Age: 76
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Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1973-05-18
Information: Carl Cecil Brotton, 76, of Ravenswood, died Friday in St. Joseph's Hospital after a long illness. He was born at Jackson County son of the late Clifton and Mollie Cooper Brotton and was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War I, a retiree from the W. Va. Dept. of Highways as a state inspector and was a member of the IOOF, the Ashton Lodge No. 12, AF & AM of Ravenswood, the Jackson Chapter No. 48, RAM and the Dowell Commandery No. 28, Knights Templar. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Gretta Davis Brotton, six sisters, Mrs. Clara Buchannon of St. Albans, Mrs. Mabel Donnelly and Mrs. Virginia Johnson, both of Parkersburg, Mrs. Georgia Showalter of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Ida Lockhart of Sandyville and Mrs. Franson Welch of Columbus, Ohio; one brother, Jess of Apple Creek, Ohio; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Funeral services were held Monday at the Chambers Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Halley officiating. Burial was at the Arlington Memorial Cemetery with Masonic graveside rites.