Homer Lee Witt

1921 - 2001  (79 years)

• Name	Homer Lee Witt  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	21 Apr 1921	Gatliff, Whitley, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9]
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	9 Oct 1941  [3]
  	US Coast Guard - WWII
  Military Draft Registration	1946	London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Census	1950	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [5]
  	Relation to Head: Nephew; Marital Status: Married (Rita not in home)
  Death	13 Feb 2001	Blanchester, Clinton, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Graceland Memorial Gardens, Milford, Clermont, Ohio, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I23653	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Rita Lauretta Lacombe,   b. 12 Oct 1925, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, USA d. 6 Sep 2006 (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	1943	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA   [8]
  Marriage End	3 Aug 1979	Hamilton County, Ohio, USA   [6]
  	Divorce of Rita and Homer Witt
  Family ID	F9595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Eva Delia Prosper,   b. 12 Jan 1918, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA d. 4 Apr 2001, Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	14 Aug 1979	Campbell County, Tennessee, USA   [9, 10, 11]
  Family ID	F9596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 21 Apr 1921 - Gatliff, Whitley, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 1943 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1946 - London, Laurel, Kentucky, USA Census - Relation to Head: Nephew; Marital Status: Married (Rita not in home) - 1950 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Rita and Homer Witt - 3 Aug 1979 - Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Marriage - 14 Aug 1979 - Campbell County, Tennessee, USA Death - 13 Feb 2001 - Blanchester, Clinton, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11034] Find a Grave: WITT Homer L 1921-2001 (Veteran), Homer Lee Witt. "US COAST GUARD - WORLD WAR II" https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7637509/homer-lee-witt [S233] National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2006, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2006;), National Cemetery Administration; U.S. Veterans' Gravesites. [S10809] Ancestry.com, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 708. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 708 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Boston, Suffolk, Mas [S596] Ancestry.com, Ohio, Divorce Abstracts, 1962-1963, 1967-1971, 1973-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2010;), Ohio Department of Health; Columbus, Ohio; Ohio Divorce Index, 1962-1963, 1967-1971 and 1973-2007. [S57] Ancestry.com, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;), Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101285770. Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014 Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101285770 [S11650] Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Index, 1901-1955 and 1966-1970 [S40] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN ; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S11033] Find a Grave: PROSPER Eva Witt 1918-2001, Eva Della Prosper Witt. Daughter of Michael & Lena Prosper, wife of Homer L. Witt, mother of Joan, Jayne, & Julie https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7637555/eva-d.-witt