Ben Hooper Crittenden (1914 - 1998)

Born 17 Jul 1914 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Vida Lucretia (Moses) Crittenden — married 22 Dec 1933 in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States

Died 18 Oct 1998 at age 84 in Tennessee, United States

Biography

Private First Class Ben Crittenden served in the United States Army in World War II
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Ben was born in 1914. Ben Crittenden ... He passed away in 1998.

s/o Charlie Dentford CRITTENDEN & Lassie McKENZIE

Obituary^[1]

ETOWAH, Tenn. -- The Rev. Ben "Hooper" Crittenden died Sunday, Oct. 18, 1998, in an area hospital. He was 84.

He was a longtime resident of McMinn County, a member of New Zion Baptist Church, was retired from TVA, Watts Bar, and was a World War II veteran.

He was Associational Director at Hiwassee Baptist Association and had pastored several churches in McMinn County.

Survivors include wife, Veda Moses Crittenden; two daughters, Edith Swafford, Riceville, Tenn., and Daphne Winder, Etowah; two sisters, Ruth Walker, Oak Ridge, Tenn., and Roxie Brown, Chattanooga; two brothers, Jack Crittenden, Athens, Tenn., and Candler Crittenden, Hixson, Tenn.; 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren

The funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday in the South Chapel of Bordwine Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Triplett and the Rev. R.B. Bryan officiating.

Burial will be in McMinn Memory Gardens.

Visitation will be 5 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Sources

1. ↑ Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN) — Monday, October 19, 1998

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4Z3-LH3 : accessed 12 February 2016), Ben H Crittenden, Civil District 3, McMinn, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 54-15, sheet 12A, family 198, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3915.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNDK-X6V : accessed 12 February 2016), B H Crittendon and Vida Moses, 22 Dec 1933; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 270, McMinn, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8B6-4LD : accessed 12 February 2016), Ben H Crittenden, enlisted 30 Nov 1944, Ft Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JL7P-LQM : accessed 12 February 2016), Ben H Crittenden, 18 Oct 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Cemetery Marker [1]

• Find A Grave: Memorial #27088795