Windham County VT Archives Obituaries.....Grout, Sr., William October 9, 1989 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/vt/vtfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jan Jordan jnrose@webtv.net May 28, 2006, 11:52 pm see below OBITUARY   BRATTLEBORO REFORMER   BRATTLEBORO, VT. OCT. 1989  WILLIAM GROUT, SR., 92 WW1 ARMY VETERAN   BELLOWS FALLS - WILLIAM WALLACE GROUT SR., 92 of Cherry Street, died Monday at Hanson Court Nursing Home in Springfield.   MR. GROUT was born in Bellows Falls on Aug. 3, 1897, the son of CHARLES T. and ALICE (CANNON) GROUT.   A graduate of Vermont Academy in Saxtons River and Norwich University in Northfield, he served as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army during World War 1.   He was a self-employed salesman for many years.   MR. GROUT was a member of KING SOLOMON Temple Lodge No. 45 F & AM of Bellows Falls; Commandry No. 12 Knight Templar; Aurora Lodge AF& AM of Fitchburg, Mass;  Rockford Council No. 30 Royal and Select Masters of Rockford, Ill.; and Winnebago Chapter No. 24 Royal Arch Masons of Rockford.   He was a life member of PIERCE LAWTON Post No. 37 American Legion.   On Sept. 19, he and his wife, ALMA E. (FORSELL) GROUT, celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary.   Surviving besides his wife are two sons,  CHARLES T. of Langdon, N. H., and WILLIAM W. JR. of Enfield, Conn; seven grandchildren; nine great grandchildren.   Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at FENTON and HENESSEY Funeral Home with the REV. RICHARD REID officiating. Calling hours are Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m.   Contribution in memory of MR. GROUT may be made to PIERCE LAWTON Post No. 37, Bellows Falls 05101. Additional Comments: ======= WILLIAM WALLACE9 GROUT  (CHARLES T.8, THEOPHILUS7, JOSIAH6, THEOPHILUS5, ELIJAH4, JOHN3, JONATHAN2, JOHN1) was born August 03, 1897 in Bellows Falls, Windham County, Vermont, and died October 09, 1989 in Bellows Falls, Windham County, Vermont.  He married ALMA E. FORSELL September 19, 1919 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, daughter of CARL FORSELL and AMY CARLSON.  She was born June 27, 1902 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, and died August 22, 1999 in Bellows Falls, Windham County, Vermont.         Children of WILLIAM GROUT and ALMA FORSELL are:                    i.    WILLIAM WALLACE10 GROUT, JR..                   ii.    CHARLES T. GROUT, b. Abt. 1927.   Jacqueline Sleeper Russell website: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SRCH&db=jacquelinesr&surname=A File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/vt/windham/obits/g/groutsr94gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vtfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb