He married Etta Mae [Grisham] Girton on October 18, 1947 in Tulare, Calif. He was a business owner and mechanic of Sam's Auto Service for twenty-five years.
He is survived by his wife Etta Mae Girton; daughters, Linda C. Barton, Yuba City, Calif.; Nancee M. Simpson, Calimesa, Calif.; Cindy L. Tucker, Indio, Calif.; Margaret D. Rembold, Anza, Calif.; Michele L. Keeran, Bermuda Dunes, Calif.; and Sandra A. Evers of Indio, Calif.; sisters, Rachel Thayer, Upland, Calif.; Martha Banks, Havasu City, Ariz.; and Chloe Bryant, Tulare, Calif.; brothers, Pete Girton, Tulare, Calif.; Omar Girton, Fresno, Calif.. 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Private services were held at Forest Lawn Mortuary, Indio, Calif., with interment at Coachella Valley Cemetery in Coachella, Calif. Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries.
Published in The Desert Sun from October 30 to November 4, 2010
He married Etta Mae [Grisham] Girton on October 18, 1947 in Tulare, Calif. He was a business owner and mechanic of Sam's Auto Service for twenty-five years.
He is survived by his wife Etta Mae Girton; daughters, Linda C. Barton, Yuba City, Calif.; Nancee M. Simpson, Calimesa, Calif.; Cindy L. Tucker, Indio, Calif.; Margaret D. Rembold, Anza, Calif.; Michele L. Keeran, Bermuda Dunes, Calif.; and Sandra A. Evers of Indio, Calif.; sisters, Rachel Thayer, Upland, Calif.; Martha Banks, Havasu City, Ariz.; and Chloe Bryant, Tulare, Calif.; brothers, Pete Girton, Tulare, Calif.; Omar Girton, Fresno, Calif.. 14 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Private services were held at Forest Lawn Mortuary, Indio, Calif., with interment at Coachella Valley Cemetery in Coachella, Calif. Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries.
Published in The Desert Sun from October 30 to November 4, 2010
Family Members
-
Mary Girton Helmer
1911–2002
-
John Wesley Girton
1914–1987
-
Ruth Elisabeth Burk
1915–2006
-
Rachel Mae Girton Thayer
1916–2018
-
Martha Myrtle Girton Banks
1918–2013
-
Paul Minard Girton
1919–1994
-
Beulah Katherine Girton Bryant
1921–2006
-
Clarence David "Pete" Girton
1923–2016
-
Jesse Benjamin Girton
1926–1944
-
Chloe Evangeline Girton Bryant
1927–2021
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement