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Robert Lee CRITES

Robert Lee CRITES

Male 1932 - 2003  (70 years)

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  • Name Robert Lee CRITES 
    Born 11 Feb 1932  Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1940  East Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Military From Feb 1952 to Feb 1955  [5, 6] 
    Sgt, B-26 & B-52 aerial gunner, 5th Air Force, 37th Bomb Sqdn, Korea 
    Occupation cemetery & funeral home owner/operator  [6] 
    Residence Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 28 Jan 2003  Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6] 
    Buried Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, OK Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • In 1957 Robert Lee "Bob" Crites went to work for Floral Haven Memorial Gardens in Broken Arrow, where he spent the next 35 years as a Sales Counselor and then the Sales Director. In 1984 he became a co-owner and operator of Green Hill Memorial Gardens in Sapulpa. In 1993 he was instrumental in building the "Veterans Memorial Feature" at Green Hill, and in 1995 he co-founded Green Hill Funeral Home. He co-owned and operated the two companies until his retirement in 1997. He had been very active in cemetery and funeral home organizations, having been on the Board of Directors of the International Cemetery and Funeral Home Association and holding office as the President of the Oklahoma Cemetery Association. [6]
    Person ID I104444  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2016 

    Father Harold Robert CRITES,   b. 8 Jul 1907, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1980  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Dollie VANSCOY,   b. 20 Dec 1907, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Mar 1974  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F43549  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Billie Rae BRIGGS,   b. 1947,   d. 18 May 1989  (Age 42 years) 
    Family ID F43555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Living 
    Family ID F43556  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Feb 1932 - Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - East Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Jan 2003 - Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, OK Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S38] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    3. [S15] Social Security Death Index.

    4. [S2638] 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S1978] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, (www.ancestry.com).

    6. [S14] Obituary.

    7. [S1924] Social Security Death Index.