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Harold Robert CRITES

Harold Robert CRITES

Male 1907 - 1980  (72 years)

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  1. 1.  Harold Robert CRITESHarold Robert CRITES was born 8 Jul 1907, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV; died May 1980; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1920, Englands Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV
    • Residence: 1929, Salem, WV
    • Census: 1940, East Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Occupation: 1940; timekeeper (W.P.A.)
    • Occupation: 1950; auto repair
    • Residence: 1950, East Salem, Harrison Co, WV

    Harold married Dollie VANSCOY 26 Oct 1929, Salem, WV. Dollie (daughter of Grant VANSCOY and Mary Jane YOKE) was born 20 Dec 1907, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV; died Mar 1974; was buried , Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Areva Virginia CRITES  Descendancy chart to this point was born 16 Apr 1930, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; died 10 Nov 2011; was buried , Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV.
    2. 3. Robert Lee CRITES  Descendancy chart to this point was born 11 Feb 1932, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV; died 28 Jan 2003, Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK; was buried , Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, OK.
    3. 4. Mary CRITES  Descendancy chart to this point was born CA 1934.

    Harold married Barbara Edith EMERSON 13 Jul 1977, Winchester, VA. Barbara (daughter of Joseph EMERSON and Viola May EAKLE) was born 25 Mar 1910; died 27 May 1989. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Areva Virginia CRITESAreva Virginia CRITES Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1) was born 16 Apr 1930, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; died 10 Nov 2011; was buried , Shinnston Memorial (aka Masonic) Cemetery, Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV.

    Other Events:

    • Residence: Shinnston, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 1949, 150 E MAIN ST, Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Census: 1940, East Salem, Harrison Co, WV

    Areva married Harold Eugene "Gene" BURR 1 Jan 1949, Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV. Harold (son of Harold BURR and Wilma Margaret SUTTON) was born 18 Aug 1928, Salem, Harrison Co, WV; died 9 Nov 1985. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Robert Lee CRITESRobert Lee CRITES Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1) was born 11 Feb 1932, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV; died 28 Jan 2003, Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK; was buried , Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, OK.

    Other Events:

    • Occupation: cemetery & funeral home owner/operator
    • Residence: Tulsa, Tulsa Co, OK
    • Census: 1940, East Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Military: From Feb 1952 to Feb 1955; Sgt, B-26 & B-52 aerial gunner, 5th Air Force, 37th Bomb Sqdn, Korea

    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.

    Robert married Billie Rae BRIGGS. Billie was born 1947; died 18 May 1989; was buried , Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co, OK. [Group Sheet]

    Robert married Living. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Mary CRITESMary CRITES Descendancy chart to this point (1.Harold1) was born CA 1934.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1940, East Salem, Harrison Co, WV
    • Residence: 2003, Florida

    Mary married ___ POST. [Group Sheet]