Johnson County Daily Journal
Nov. 7, 2009
Yvonne Sue Griffith was born May 1, 1930, in Cincinnati to Earl and Cora Beldon. She was the fifth of seven daughters, Anna Maye (deceased), Earline, Jayne, June, Avah (deceased) and Loretta.
As a small girl, Sue's family moved back to her parents' hometown of Tampico, where she grew up, graduated from Tampico High School and headed off to college. Sue received her teaching degree from Indiana State Teachers College in 1950 and her master's degree in education from Indiana State University in 1966.
During high school, she met and fell in love with Charles "Walter" Griffith, and they married Sept. 3, 1950. Walter's military career moved them to Gary, and eventually they settled outside Edinburgh.
Sue and Walter raised four children, Chip, Cathie, Cora Pat and Carol Hope. Sue and Walter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 3, 2000. Sue was preceded in death by her daughter,Cora Pat Griffith, who passed away in 2002, and her loving husband, Walter, who passed away in 2003. She then moved to Washington state to live with her daughter, Cathie, and son-in-law, Mark.
Sue was a first-grade teacher for 42 years. The last 35 years were at Eastside Elementary School in Edinburgh, where she retired in 1995. Sue was very involved in all aspects of family life, church, school and community. She served on numerous committees, was a member of Old Union Church of Christ, past president of the Edinburgh Teachers Association, past matron of Nineveh chapter of Order of the Eastern Star No. 466, first lady and wife of the 1998 Murat Shrine Potentate and an active member of Beta Sigma Phi.
Sue passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in the comfort of her daughter's home in Richland, Wash.
She is survived by her sisters, Earline Cunningham, Jayne Nierman, June Jones and Loretta Hoevener; children, Chip and his wife Janet of Texas, Cathie and her husband Mark of Washington and Carol Hope of Kentucky; seven grandchildren, Christopher, Amber, Jessica, Everett Allen, Ashley, Joshua and Amanda; and two great-granddaughters.
Two memorial services are planned for the third weekend of June in Indiana: at 2 p.m. June 19 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Brownstown (Please join the Beldon family in the fellowship hall following the memorial service); and at 2 p.m. June 20 at Old Union Church of Christ outside Edinburgh. Sue then will be buried at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh next to her husband, Walter, and daughter, Cora.
Nov. 7, 2009
Yvonne Sue Griffith was born May 1, 1930, in Cincinnati to Earl and Cora Beldon. She was the fifth of seven daughters, Anna Maye (deceased), Earline, Jayne, June, Avah (deceased) and Loretta.
As a small girl, Sue's family moved back to her parents' hometown of Tampico, where she grew up, graduated from Tampico High School and headed off to college. Sue received her teaching degree from Indiana State Teachers College in 1950 and her master's degree in education from Indiana State University in 1966.
During high school, she met and fell in love with Charles "Walter" Griffith, and they married Sept. 3, 1950. Walter's military career moved them to Gary, and eventually they settled outside Edinburgh.
Sue and Walter raised four children, Chip, Cathie, Cora Pat and Carol Hope. Sue and Walter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 3, 2000. Sue was preceded in death by her daughter,Cora Pat Griffith, who passed away in 2002, and her loving husband, Walter, who passed away in 2003. She then moved to Washington state to live with her daughter, Cathie, and son-in-law, Mark.
Sue was a first-grade teacher for 42 years. The last 35 years were at Eastside Elementary School in Edinburgh, where she retired in 1995. Sue was very involved in all aspects of family life, church, school and community. She served on numerous committees, was a member of Old Union Church of Christ, past president of the Edinburgh Teachers Association, past matron of Nineveh chapter of Order of the Eastern Star No. 466, first lady and wife of the 1998 Murat Shrine Potentate and an active member of Beta Sigma Phi.
Sue passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in the comfort of her daughter's home in Richland, Wash.
She is survived by her sisters, Earline Cunningham, Jayne Nierman, June Jones and Loretta Hoevener; children, Chip and his wife Janet of Texas, Cathie and her husband Mark of Washington and Carol Hope of Kentucky; seven grandchildren, Christopher, Amber, Jessica, Everett Allen, Ashley, Joshua and Amanda; and two great-granddaughters.
Two memorial services are planned for the third weekend of June in Indiana: at 2 p.m. June 19 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Brownstown (Please join the Beldon family in the fellowship hall following the memorial service); and at 2 p.m. June 20 at Old Union Church of Christ outside Edinburgh. Sue then will be buried at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh next to her husband, Walter, and daughter, Cora.
Johnson County Daily Journal
Nov. 7, 2009
Yvonne Sue Griffith was born May 1, 1930, in Cincinnati to Earl and Cora Beldon. She was the fifth of seven daughters, Anna Maye (deceased), Earline, Jayne, June, Avah (deceased) and Loretta.
As a small girl, Sue's family moved back to her parents' hometown of Tampico, where she grew up, graduated from Tampico High School and headed off to college. Sue received her teaching degree from Indiana State Teachers College in 1950 and her master's degree in education from Indiana State University in 1966.
During high school, she met and fell in love with Charles "Walter" Griffith, and they married Sept. 3, 1950. Walter's military career moved them to Gary, and eventually they settled outside Edinburgh.
Sue and Walter raised four children, Chip, Cathie, Cora Pat and Carol Hope. Sue and Walter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 3, 2000. Sue was preceded in death by her daughter,Cora Pat Griffith, who passed away in 2002, and her loving husband, Walter, who passed away in 2003. She then moved to Washington state to live with her daughter, Cathie, and son-in-law, Mark.
Sue was a first-grade teacher for 42 years. The last 35 years were at Eastside Elementary School in Edinburgh, where she retired in 1995. Sue was very involved in all aspects of family life, church, school and community. She served on numerous committees, was a member of Old Union Church of Christ, past president of the Edinburgh Teachers Association, past matron of Nineveh chapter of Order of the Eastern Star No. 466, first lady and wife of the 1998 Murat Shrine Potentate and an active member of Beta Sigma Phi.
Sue passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in the comfort of her daughter's home in Richland, Wash.
She is survived by her sisters, Earline Cunningham, Jayne Nierman, June Jones and Loretta Hoevener; children, Chip and his wife Janet of Texas, Cathie and her husband Mark of Washington and Carol Hope of Kentucky; seven grandchildren, Christopher, Amber, Jessica, Everett Allen, Ashley, Joshua and Amanda; and two great-granddaughters.
Two memorial services are planned for the third weekend of June in Indiana: at 2 p.m. June 19 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Brownstown (Please join the Beldon family in the fellowship hall following the memorial service); and at 2 p.m. June 20 at Old Union Church of Christ outside Edinburgh. Sue then will be buried at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh next to her husband, Walter, and daughter, Cora.
Nov. 7, 2009
Yvonne Sue Griffith was born May 1, 1930, in Cincinnati to Earl and Cora Beldon. She was the fifth of seven daughters, Anna Maye (deceased), Earline, Jayne, June, Avah (deceased) and Loretta.
As a small girl, Sue's family moved back to her parents' hometown of Tampico, where she grew up, graduated from Tampico High School and headed off to college. Sue received her teaching degree from Indiana State Teachers College in 1950 and her master's degree in education from Indiana State University in 1966.
During high school, she met and fell in love with Charles "Walter" Griffith, and they married Sept. 3, 1950. Walter's military career moved them to Gary, and eventually they settled outside Edinburgh.
Sue and Walter raised four children, Chip, Cathie, Cora Pat and Carol Hope. Sue and Walter celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 3, 2000. Sue was preceded in death by her daughter,Cora Pat Griffith, who passed away in 2002, and her loving husband, Walter, who passed away in 2003. She then moved to Washington state to live with her daughter, Cathie, and son-in-law, Mark.
Sue was a first-grade teacher for 42 years. The last 35 years were at Eastside Elementary School in Edinburgh, where she retired in 1995. Sue was very involved in all aspects of family life, church, school and community. She served on numerous committees, was a member of Old Union Church of Christ, past president of the Edinburgh Teachers Association, past matron of Nineveh chapter of Order of the Eastern Star No. 466, first lady and wife of the 1998 Murat Shrine Potentate and an active member of Beta Sigma Phi.
Sue passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, in the comfort of her daughter's home in Richland, Wash.
She is survived by her sisters, Earline Cunningham, Jayne Nierman, June Jones and Loretta Hoevener; children, Chip and his wife Janet of Texas, Cathie and her husband Mark of Washington and Carol Hope of Kentucky; seven grandchildren, Christopher, Amber, Jessica, Everett Allen, Ashley, Joshua and Amanda; and two great-granddaughters.
Two memorial services are planned for the third weekend of June in Indiana: at 2 p.m. June 19 at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Brownstown (Please join the Beldon family in the fellowship hall following the memorial service); and at 2 p.m. June 20 at Old Union Church of Christ outside Edinburgh. Sue then will be buried at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh next to her husband, Walter, and daughter, Cora.
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