Harlan Litton (1941)

LITTON, RALSTON, WINTERER, WICKS, HUSTED, CRANDALL

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 6/12/2007 at 09:10:40

Winterset Madisonian - June 4, 1941
Winterset, Iowa

HARLAN LITTON DIES

Mrs. Charles Wicks received word Saturday of the death of her brother, Harlan Litton, of Glendora, Cal. Mr. Litton who was 65 years of age, suffered a stroke May 31st and died five hours afterwards.

Mr. Litton was well known here. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Litton, and was born and raised in Monroe township. He owned and operated a garage here for a number of years. He was married to Miss Myrtle Ralston, and they were the parents of two children, Lorraine and Robert. Mrs. Litton died in 1911 and Robert was killed in an accident when he was 7 years of age.

Twenty-five years ago he went to Des Moines and then later to California where he had since resided. He had remarried and is survived by his wife, and a daughter, Mrs. Lorraine Winterer of Santa Anita, Cal. He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Wicks of Winterset, Mrs. Jennie Husted of Osceola, and Mrs. Lenora Crandall of Portland, Oregon.

Funeral and burial services for Mr. Litton were held in Glendora Tuesday afternoon, June 3rd.