GOTT, Charles T - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

MELLOTT — Charles T. Gott, 69, died at 2 a.m. Sunday in Veterans Hospital at Danville, Ill. after a long illness. He was hospitalized nine months but was able to return home recently. However, he became ill last Friday and returned to the hospital. Born Oct. 16, 1890, in Mellott, he was a son of Melvin and Estella Strader Gott. He was married Oct. 22, 1929, in Rockville, to Mary Anne Lively. He worked for a railroad prior to entering World War I. He served overseas with the Fourth Division of the U.S. Army and was reported missing in action during the Battle of Ourcq in July 1918. He suffered the loss of a leg during action in the war. Mr. Gott served as a grocery clerk and was assistant postmaster here for a period of time. He also served as chairman of Mellott Red Cross for 15 years. He was a member of the Hillsboro American Legion. Survivors include the wife; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Chris Metseff of Danville, Ill.; a brother, Stanley Gott of Covington and two grandsons, Louie and Daniel Metseff, who made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Gott. Daniel is serving with the U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Crumley Funeral Home here with Rev. Everett White of Attica officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery at Hillsboro. Friends may call at the funeral home.  --typed by Walt W

Charles P.(T.) Gott, Mellott, died Sunday at the VA Hospital in Danville, following several years of failing health.  He had been a medical patient at the hospital for nine months.