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Rosemary <I>Tennyson</I> Griffin

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Rosemary Tennyson Griffin

Birth
Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas, USA
Death
20 May 2014 (aged 90)
Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
Burial
Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Rosemary (Tennyson) Swinney Griffin
1st husband and father of her children:
George Raphael Swinney Sr.
2nd husband: Wm. O. Griffin
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Funeral services for Rosemary Griffin, 90, of Tyler, are scheduled at Lloyd James Funeral Home with Bro. Benny Portwood officiating.

Rosemary passed away on June 20, 2014, in Tyler. She was born Nov. 2, 1923, in Wichita Falls. A lifetime Texan, she graduated from Vernon High School and Tyler Business College, then worked as a senior probation clerk for the United States Federal Court in Tyler for about 30 years before retiring in 1982.

She was preceded in death by:
* her sister, Betty June Gladney
* her husband, Bill Griffin
* daughter, Diana Swinney
* son, George Swinney
* great-grandsons, Dakota Swinney #112929061 and Caleb Weaver #20119200

She is survived by:
* 2 sons, Tom and Robert Swinney
* daughter-in-law, Elaine Swinney
* 5 grandchildren
* 10 great-grandchildren

Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph, June 22, 2014
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Parents were V.D. "Duke" Tennyson and Grace Elizabeth Hockersmith. Parents divorced at some point.


Rosemary (Tennyson) Swinney Griffin
1st husband and father of her children:
George Raphael Swinney Sr.
2nd husband: Wm. O. Griffin
--------------------------------------------

Funeral services for Rosemary Griffin, 90, of Tyler, are scheduled at Lloyd James Funeral Home with Bro. Benny Portwood officiating.

Rosemary passed away on June 20, 2014, in Tyler. She was born Nov. 2, 1923, in Wichita Falls. A lifetime Texan, she graduated from Vernon High School and Tyler Business College, then worked as a senior probation clerk for the United States Federal Court in Tyler for about 30 years before retiring in 1982.

She was preceded in death by:
* her sister, Betty June Gladney
* her husband, Bill Griffin
* daughter, Diana Swinney
* son, George Swinney
* great-grandsons, Dakota Swinney #112929061 and Caleb Weaver #20119200

She is survived by:
* 2 sons, Tom and Robert Swinney
* daughter-in-law, Elaine Swinney
* 5 grandchildren
* 10 great-grandchildren

Published in Tyler Morning Telegraph, June 22, 2014
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Parents were V.D. "Duke" Tennyson and Grace Elizabeth Hockersmith. Parents divorced at some point.




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  • Created by: Deb
  • Added: Jun 22, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131716254/rosemary-griffin: accessed ), memorial page for Rosemary Tennyson Griffin (2 Nov 1923–20 May 2014), Find a Grave Memorial ID 131716254, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Deb (contributor 46832182).