Susan Catherine Gratham

Female 1890 - 1983  (92 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Susan Catherine Gratham was born 23 Sep 1890, Alabama; died Jun 1983, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1920 Federal Census
    Name: Susan C Youn [Yow]
    Age: 29
    Birth Year: abt 1891
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1920: Sweet Water, Marengo, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Marital Status: Married
    Spouse's Name: Ausie E Youn [Yow]
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Occupation: None
    Able to Read: Yes
    Able to Write: Yes
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Yow 31
    Susan C Yow 29
    Esten Yow 6
    Elsie Yow 3 years 11 months
    Martha E Yow 1 year 1 month
    John G Lowrey 71 [boarder]

    1930 Federal Census
    Name: Catherine G Yow
    Gender: Female
    Birth Year: abt 1891
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Race: White
    Home in 1930: Pine Hill, Wilcox, Alabama
    Marital Status: Married
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Spouse's Name: Ausie E Yokes [Yow]
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Yow 42
    Catherine G Yow 39
    Esten E Yow 17
    Elsie E Yow 14
    Martha E Yow 11
    Elvin G Yow 9
    Emerson J Yow 7
    Eleanor C Yow 5
    Clara E Yow 2

    1940 Federal Census
    Name: Catherene Yow
    Age: 49
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Marital Status: Married
    Relation to Head of House: Wife
    Home in 1940: Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Street: Crabbe Road
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Residence in 1935: Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
    Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
    Income: 0
    Income Other Sources: No
    Household Members:
    A E Yow 52
    Catherene Yow 49
    Emerson Yow 17
    Eleanor Yow 15
    Clara Yow 12

    Birth:
    Social Security Death Index
    Name: Catherine Yow
    SSN: 419-48-7878
    Last Residence: 35476 Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    BORN: 23 Sep 1890
    Died: Jun 1983
    State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (1954)

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84321453
    Plot: Garden of Christus

    Susan married Ausie Esten YOW. Ausie (son of Eli YOW and Elizabeth CRISSWELL) was born 06 Mar 1888, Wilcox Co. AL; died 07 Jul 1963, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Esten E. YOW  Descendancy chart to this point was born 26 Mar 1913, Wilcox Co. AL; died 22 Dec 2001, Hinds Co. MS.
    2. 3. Elsie YOW  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Jan 1916, Marengo Co. AL; died 10 Sep 1996, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Carrolls Creek Cemetery, Tuscaloosa Co. AL.
    3. 4. Martha YOW  Descendancy chart to this point was born 06 Dec 1918, Marengo Co. AL; died 24 Sep 2001, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL.
    4. 5. Elvin G. YOW  Descendancy chart to this point was born 21 Oct 1920, Marengo Co. AL; died 20 Nov 1998, Mobile, Mobile Co. AL; was buried , Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Mobile Co. AL.
    5. 6. Emerson J. YOW  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Feb 1923, Wilcox Co. AL; died 30 Jul 2006, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL.
    6. 7. Eleanor YOW  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Clara YOW  Descendancy chart to this point was born 13 Aug 1927, Wilcox Co. AL.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Esten E. YOW Descendancy chart to this point (1.Susan1) was born 26 Mar 1913, Wilcox Co. AL; died 22 Dec 2001, Hinds Co. MS.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1920 Federal Census
    Name: Esten Youn [Esten Yow]
    Age: 6
    Birth Year: abt 1914
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1920: Sweet Water, Marengo, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Male
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's Name: Ausie E Youn
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's name: Susan C Youn
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Youn 31
    Susan C Youn 29
    Esten Youn 6
    Elsie Youn 3 years 11 months
    Martha E Youn 1 year 1 month
    John G Lowrey 71 [boarder]

    1930 Federal Census
    Name: Esten E Yow
    Gender: Male
    Birth Year: abt 1913
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Race: White
    Home in 1930: Pine Hill, Wilcox, Alabama
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Father's Name: Ausie E Yokes
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's name: Catherine G Yow
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Yokes 42
    Catherine G Yow 39
    Esten E Yow 17
    Elsie E Yow 14
    Martha E Yow 11
    Elvin G Yow 9
    Emerson J Yow 7
    Eleanor C Yow 5
    Clara E Yow 2

    Died:
    Social Security Death Index
    Name: Esten E. Yow
    SSN: 418-01-4280
    Last Residence:
    39154 Raymond, Hinds, Mississippi
    BORN: 26 Mar 1913
    Died: 22 Dec 2001
    State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

    Esten married Margaret Winge. Margaret was born 13 Sep 1921, St. Louis Co. MO; died 18 Feb 2009, Jackson, Hinds Co. MS; was buried , Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds Co. MS. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 9. Ella YOW  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 10. Albert YOW  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 11. Catherine YOW  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 12. John Wesley YOW  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 13. Christina YOW  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Elsie YOW Descendancy chart to this point (1.Susan1) was born 20 Jan 1916, Marengo Co. AL; died 10 Sep 1996, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Carrolls Creek Cemetery, Tuscaloosa Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1920 Federal Census
    Name: Elsie Youn [Elsie Yow]
    Age: 3 years 11 months
    Birth Year: abt 1917 [abt 1916]
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1920: Sweet Water, Marengo, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's Name: Ausie E Youn [Yow]
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's name: Susan C Youn [Yow]
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Yow 31
    Susan C Yow 29
    Esten Yow 6
    Elsie Yow 3 years 11 months
    Martha E Yow 1 year 1 month
    John G Lowrey 71 [boarder]

    1930 Federal Census
    Name: Elsie E Yow
    Gender: Female
    Birth Year: abt 1916
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Race: White
    Home in 1930: Pine Hill, Wilcox, Alabama
    Map of Home: View Map
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Father's Name: Ausie E Yokes [Yow]
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's name: Catherine G Yow
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Yokes 42
    Catherine G Yow 39
    Esten E Yow 17
    Elsie E Yow 14
    Martha E Yow 11
    Elvin G Yow 9
    Emerson J Yow 7
    Eleanor C Yow 5
    Clara E Yow 2

    1940 Federal Census
    Name: Elsie Yow
    Age: 24
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1916
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Lodger
    Home in 1940: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Street: 9-street
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Residence in 1935: Same Place
    Occupation: Sales Lady
    Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
    Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 42
    Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 50
    Income: $500
    Income Other Sources: No
    Household Members:
    Katie M Meador 32
    Della Meador 67
    Elsie Yow 24

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Tucker&GSby=1916&GSbyrel=in&GSdyrel=all&GSst=3&GScnty=88&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=54875962&df=all&

    Died:
    Social Security Death Index
    Name: Elsie Y. Tucker
    SSN: 422-03-9756
    Last Residence:
    35405 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    BORN: 20 Jan 1916
    Died: 10 Sep 1996
    State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

    Elsie married Mark A. Tucker. Mark was born 26 Dec 1906; died 07 Dec 1976, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Carrolls Creek Cemetery, Tuscaloosa Co. AL. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Martha YOW Descendancy chart to this point (1.Susan1) was born 06 Dec 1918, Marengo Co. AL; died 24 Sep 2001, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1920 Federal Census
    Name: Martha E Youn [Martha E Yow]
    Age: 1 year 1 month
    Birth Year: abt 1919
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Home in 1920: Sweet Water, Marengo, Alabama
    Race: White
    Gender: Female
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Marital Status: Single
    Father's Name: Ausie E Youn
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's name: Susan C Youn
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Occupation: None
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Youn 31
    Susan C Youn 29
    Esten Youn 6
    Elsie Youn 3 years 11 months
    Martha E Youn 1 year 1 month
    John G Lowrey 71 [boarder]

    1930 Federal Census
    Name: Martha E Yow
    Gender: Female
    Birth Year: abt 1919
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Race: White
    Home in 1930: Pine Hill, Wilcox, Alabama
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Father's Name: Ausie E Yokes
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's name: Catherine G Yow
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Yokes 42
    Catherine G Yow 39
    Esten E Yow 17
    Elsie E Yow 14
    Martha E Yow 11
    Elvin G Yow 9
    Emerson J Yow 7
    Eleanor C Yow 5
    Clara E Yow 2

    OBITUARY

    From Find A Grave

    Martha Yow Gresham, 82, 42 Springbrook, died September 24, 2001 at DCH Regional Medical Center. Services will be held at Memory Chapel on Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 10 a.m., with Dr. Donald Payne, Pastor of Forest Lake Baptist Church officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Gardens.

    She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard A. Gresham; parents, Aussie E. and Catherine Gratham Yow; brother, Elvin Yow, Mobile; sister, Elise Yow Tucker, Northport.

    Survivors include her daughter, Patricia G. Bleicher, Arlington, Va., sons, James R. Gresham, Lynchburg, Va., and wife Denise, Thomas A. Gresham and wife Karen, Coker, William R. Gresham and wife Julie, Tuscaloosa; sisters, Eleanor Y. Shirley, Northport and husband Ellis, Clara Y. Herrington and husband Ed, Tuscaloosa; brothers, Esten Yow and wife Margaret, Jackson, Miss., Emerson Yow and wife Catherine, Tuscaloosa; grandchildren, Elizabeth Bleicher and husband Paul Hanson, David P. Bleicher, Scott Gresham, Jared Gresham, Jonah Gresham; nieces and nephews.


    Birth:
    U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 1
    Name: Martha Y Gresham
    Birth Date: 6 Dec 1918
    Address: 42 Springbrook, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35405-2379 (1993)

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36264426

    Died:
    Social Security Death Index
    Name: Martha Y. Gresham
    SSN: 421-18-0724
    Last Residence:
    35405 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    BORN: 6 Dec 1918
    Died: 24 Sep 2001
    State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

    Martha married Richard A. Gresham. Richard was born 18 Mar 1916; died 30 Aug 1997, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 14. William Robert Gresham  Descendancy chart to this point was born 08 Oct 1948, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; died 21 Feb 2012, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL.
    2. 15. Patricia Gresham  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. James Gresham  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 17. Thomas Gresham  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 5.  Elvin G. YOW Descendancy chart to this point (1.Susan1) was born 21 Oct 1920, Marengo Co. AL; died 20 Nov 1998, Mobile, Mobile Co. AL; was buried , Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Mobile Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1930 Federal Census
    Name: Elvin G Yow
    Gender: Male
    Birth Year: abt 1921
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Race: White
    Home in 1930: Pine Hill, Wilcox, Alabama
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Father's Name: Ausie E Yokes [Yow]
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's name: Catherine G Yow
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Yokes 42
    Catherine G Yow 39
    Esten E Yow 17
    Elsie E Yow 14
    Martha E Yow 11
    Elvin G Yow 9
    Emerson J Yow 7
    Eleanor C Yow 5
    Clara E Yow 2

    1940 Federal Census
    Name: Elvin Yow
    Age: 18
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1922
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Nephew
    Home in 1940: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Street: 13 Avenue
    House Number: 524
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Residence in 1935: Same Place
    Sheet Number: 6B
    Occupation: Salesman
    Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year
    Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
    Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 42
    Income: $450
    Income Other Sources: No
    Household Members:
    Hessye E Green 55
    Elvin Yow 18
    John D Cotton 19

    MILITARY SERVICE
    Name: Elvin G Yow
    Birth Year: 1920
    Race: White, citizen (White)
    Nativity State or Country: Alabama
    State of Residence: Alabama
    County or City: Dallas

    Enlistment Date: 24 Oct 1942
    Enlistment State: Alabama
    Enlistment City: Craig Field Selma
    Branch: Air Corps
    Grade Code: Private
    Source: Civil Life
    Education: 3 years of high school
    Civil Occupation: Skilled mechanics and repairmen, n.e.c.
    Marital Status: Married
    Height: 72 in.
    Weight: 148 lbs

    Buried:
    U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    Name: Elvin G Yow
    Service Info.: US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
    Birth Date: 21 Oct 1920
    Death Date: 20 Nov 1998
    Cemetery: Mobile Memorial Gardens
    Cemetery Address: 5956 Three Notch Road Mobile, AL 36619

    Died:
    Social Security Death Index
    Name: Elvin G. Yow
    SSN: 423-01-7594
    BORN: 21 Oct 1920
    Died: 20 Nov 1998
    State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

    Elvin married Margaret Lucille Phillips. Margaret was born 19 Dec 1914; died 10 Nov 2012, Selma, Dallas Co. AL; was buried , New Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Dallas Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 18. Kathryn YOW  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Margaret YOW  Descendancy chart to this point

    Elvin married Myrtle Wheat. Myrtle was born 21 Nov 1918; died 29 Jun 2007, Mobile, Mobile Co. AL; was buried , Mobile Memorial Gardens, Mobile, Mobile Co. AL. [Group Sheet]


  5. 6.  Emerson J. YOW Descendancy chart to this point (1.Susan1) was born 20 Feb 1923, Wilcox Co. AL; died 30 Jul 2006, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1930 Federal Census
    Name: Emerson J Yow
    Gender: Male
    Birth Year: abt 1923
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Race: White
    Home in 1930: Pine Hill, Wilcox, Alabama
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Father's Name: Ausie E Yokes
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's name: Catherine G Yow
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Yokes 42
    Catherine G Yow 39
    Esten E Yow 17
    Elsie E Yow 14
    Martha E Yow 11
    Elvin G Yow 9
    Emerson J Yow 7
    Eleanor C Yow 5
    Clara E Yow 2

    1940 Federal Census
    Name: Emerson Yow
    Age: 17
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1923
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Son
    Home in 1940: Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Street: Crabbe Road
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Residence in 1935: Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
    Attended School or College: Yes
    Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
    Weeks Worked in 1939: 15
    Income: 0
    Income Other Sources: No
    Household Members:
    A E Yow 52
    Catherene Yow 49
    Emerson Yow 17
    Eleanor Yow 15
    Clara Yow 12

    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=84321697

    Died:
    Social Security Death Index
    Name: Emerson J. Yow
    Last Residence: 35404 Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    BORN: 20 Feb 1923
    Died: 30 Jul 2006
    State (Year) SSN issued: Alabama (Before 1951)

    Emerson married Katherine (Kitty) Kroutter. Katherine was born 21 Apr 1923, Mobile, Mobile Co. AL; died 19 Oct 2006, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 20. Emerson J. YOW, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 21. John YOW  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 22. Mary Katherine (Kay) YOW  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 7.  Eleanor YOW Descendancy chart to this point (1.Susan1)

    Eleanor married Charles Ellis Shirley. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 23. Charles Bradley Shirley  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 24. Larry Franklin Shirley  Descendancy chart to this point

  7. 8.  Clara YOW Descendancy chart to this point (1.Susan1) was born 13 Aug 1927, Wilcox Co. AL.

    Notes:

    CENSUS RECORDS

    1930 Federal Census
    Name: Clara E Yow
    Gender: Female
    Birth Year: abt 1928
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Race: White
    Home in 1930: Pine Hill, Wilcox, Alabama
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Father's Name: Ausie E Yokes
    Father's Birthplace: Alabama
    Mother's name: Catherine G Yow
    Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
    Household Members:
    Ausie E Yokes 42
    Catherine G Yow 39
    Esten E Yow 17
    Elsie E Yow 14
    Martha E Yow 11
    Elvin G Yow 9
    Emerson J Yow 7
    Eleanor C Yow 5
    Clara E Yow 2

    1940 Federal Census
    Name: Clara Yow
    Age: 12
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1928
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Birthplace: Alabama
    Marital Status: Single
    Relation to Head of House: Daughter
    Home in 1940: Northport, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Map of Home in 1940: View Map
    Street: Crabbe Road
    Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Residence in 1935: Rural, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
    Attended School or College: Yes
    Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 5th grade
    Household Members:
    A E Yow 52
    Catherene Yow 49
    Emerson Yow 17
    Eleanor Yow 15
    Clara Yow 12

    Clara married George Ed Harrington. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 25. Susan Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 26. Edwin Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 27. Mary Harrington  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Ella YOW Descendancy chart to this point (2.Esten2, 1.Susan1)

  2. 10.  Albert YOW Descendancy chart to this point (2.Esten2, 1.Susan1)

  3. 11.  Catherine YOW Descendancy chart to this point (2.Esten2, 1.Susan1)

  4. 12.  John Wesley YOW Descendancy chart to this point (2.Esten2, 1.Susan1)

  5. 13.  Christina YOW Descendancy chart to this point (2.Esten2, 1.Susan1)

  6. 14.  William Robert Gresham Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha2, 1.Susan1) was born 08 Oct 1948, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; died 21 Feb 2012, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL; was buried , Memory Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa Co. AL.

    Notes:

    OBITUARY
    Tuscaloosa News; 23 February 2012

    TUSCALOOSA William R. "Bill" Gresham, age 63, of Tuscaloosa, departed for his heavenly home Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at DCH Regional Medical Center after an extended illness. Services will be 1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at Memory Chapel Funeral Home with the Rev. Deacon Roland Ficken officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Hill Gardens with Memory Chapel Funeral Home, a Dignity Memorial Provider, directing. Visitation will be Saturday night from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

    Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Martha Gresham.

    Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Julie; stepson, Tim Jones; stepdaughter, Lynne Ellington (Roger); sister, Patricia Bleicher; brothers, James Gresham (Dee) and Tom Gresham (Karen); other relatives, Beth Bleicher Hansom (Paul), David Bleicher (Donna), Scott Gresham, Jared Gresham, and his namesake Jonah William Gresham; as well as numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins on the Yow and Gresham side of the family.

    A 1966 graduate of Tuscaloosa High School, Bill proudly served his country in Vietnam aboard the USS Robert Craig and the USS Albert David. Upon his return, he graduated from the University of Alabama. Before illness forced his retirement, he worked for Sealy Maintenance for many years.

    Bill loved fishing, Alabama football, cooking, and any project involving power tools. Helping others was his ministry, and this often took the form of homemade bread, cookies, and Eggplant Gresham.

    Pallbearers will be Tim Jones, Roger Ellington, Emmett Ray, Jared Gresham, David Thomas, Robert Peterson, Scott Gresham, and David Bleicher.

    Honorary pallbearers are Dr. Christopher Jordan, Dr. Melanie Graham, and the entire staff at the DCH Cancer Center; the staff of Randall-Reilly Publishing Company; Sealy Realty; and Dr. Michael McCracken.

    The family also wants to recognize all those who offered their prayers and assistance as Bill arduously fought his courageous battle with cancer. We also want to thank Dr. Phillip Bobo as well as all Bill's friends at the clubhouse on River Road.

    "I will say unto the Lord, thou art my hope and my stronghold; my God, in Him will I trust." Psalm 91:2.



    Buried:
    Grave location and tombstone photo:
    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107194749


  7. 15.  Patricia Gresham Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha2, 1.Susan1)

  8. 16.  James Gresham Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha2, 1.Susan1)

  9. 17.  Thomas Gresham Descendancy chart to this point (4.Martha2, 1.Susan1)

  10. 18.  Kathryn YOW Descendancy chart to this point (5.Elvin2, 1.Susan1)

    Kathryn married Paul Whaley. [Group Sheet]


  11. 19.  Margaret YOW Descendancy chart to this point (5.Elvin2, 1.Susan1)

    Margaret married Brad Grimes. [Group Sheet]


  12. 20.  Emerson J. YOW, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (6.Emerson2, 1.Susan1)

  13. 21.  John YOW Descendancy chart to this point (6.Emerson2, 1.Susan1)

  14. 22.  Mary Katherine (Kay) YOW Descendancy chart to this point (6.Emerson2, 1.Susan1)

    Mary married Robert Harris. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 28. Claire Harris  Descendancy chart to this point

  15. 23.  Charles Bradley Shirley Descendancy chart to this point (7.Eleanor2, 1.Susan1)

  16. 24.  Larry Franklin Shirley Descendancy chart to this point (7.Eleanor2, 1.Susan1)

  17. 25.  Susan Harrington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Clara2, 1.Susan1)

  18. 26.  Edwin Harrington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Clara2, 1.Susan1)

  19. 27.  Mary Harrington Descendancy chart to this point (8.Clara2, 1.Susan1)


Generation: 4

  1. 28.  Claire Harris Descendancy chart to this point (22.Mary3, 6.Emerson2, 1.Susan1)