Obituary of Cecil Gravatt

Cecil B. Gravatt, Jr. 72, of Howell Township, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Junior was a lifelong resident of Howell Township. He was employed by the Howell Township Road Department as the Head Mechanic until his retirement in 1999 and was a member of the TWU Local 225. Prior to that, Junior worked at Farry & Gravatt Garage, Farmingdale. He served in the National Guard for eight years. Junior is survived by his wife, MaryAnn Gravatt; two daughters, Karen Lewis and her husband, Robert, of Farmingdale and Charlene North and her husband, Ronald, of North Carolina; one grandson, Craig Lewis and his wife, Patricia, of Howell; three brothers, George Gravatt and his wife, Marlene, of Adelphia, John Gravatt and his wife, Betty Ann, of Howell, and Earl Gravatt and his wife, Judy, of Burnsville, Minnesota; two sisters, Barbara Spector and her husband, David, of Howell and Lillian Leary and her husband, Glenn, of Bluefield, West Virginia; many nieces and nephews; his mother-in-law, Lillian Winthers of Wall Township; and his brother-in-law, Robert Potter and his companion, Sharon Hart, of Sea Girt. Visiting at the Clayton & McGirr Funeral Home, 100 Elton Adelphia Road, (Route 524) Freehold Township on Sunday, April 10, 2011 from 12:00 Noon to 4:00 PM. Relatives and friends are invited to attend his 11:00 AM funeral service on Monday, April 11, 2011 at the funeral home with Rev. Thomas Detamore officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Farmingdale. For those who desire, memorial contributions in memory of Junior may be made to the American Cancer Society, 801 Broad Street, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702-4201. For information, directions or condolence messages to the family please visit www.claytonfuneralhome.com.