After a full and wonderful life, Kathleen Chesnutt Griggs died Saturday, August 16, 2014. She was predeceased by her parents, Johnson and Myrtle Horrell Chesnutt, and a sister, Eleanor Evangeline Chesnutt Miller. She is survived by her husband, Joseph H. Griggs, Jr., son, Joseph Michael Griggs and wife, April of Deatsville, AL; daughter, Cynthia Griggs Gore of Dallas, TX; three granddaughters, Jessica Griggs Coleman and husband Rob of Madison, MS, Nicole Leigh Gore and Natalie Laurel Gore of Dallas, TX; and one sister, Margaret Chesnutt Mock of Montgomery, AL. Kathleen graduated from New Hanover High School and attended Woman's College, University of NC at Greensboro, where she majored in business. She worked for the Commerce Department, U.S. Government at the Wilmington Reserve Fleet until she married and then lived in several states as she moved with her husband and children as he was transferred with his company. They retired to Hampstead, NC, in 1985, where she was a member of Hampstead United Methodist Church, where she served on various committees through the years. She loved to knit, quilt, and play bridge. Most of all she loved having her children and grandchildren visit and she taught all of them her love of the church. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2014, at Hampstead United Methodist Church, 15395 Hwy. 17 North, Hampstead, NC, 28443, with the Rev. Skip Williams and the Rev. Trudy Wilder officiating. The family will receive friends at the church for one hour prior to the service. A private interment will follow in the Atkinson Cemetery where most of her family is buried. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Hampstead United Methodist Church preschool program. Condolences to the family at www.andrewsmortuary.com Andrews Market Chapel Service. Published in the Wilmington Star-News on Aug. 18, 2014.