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Betty JoAnn Griffin

Betty JoAnn Griffin

Female 1932 - 2020  (87 years)

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  • Name Betty JoAnn Griffin 
    Birth 20 Dec 1932  Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Female 
    Death 29 Feb 2020  Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial 6 Mar 2020  Joplin, Newton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I28537  Family
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2023 

    Father John Griffin 
    Mother Dovie Mae McConnell 
    Family ID F9750  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Jessie Lee McQuiston,   b. 22 Sep 1931, Bonne Terre, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jun 1990, Baxter Springs, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 1953  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Miles Samwise McQuiston
     2. Vicki Sue McQuiston,   b. 1 Dec 1952, Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 2000, Neosho, Newton County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
     3. Kathy Ann McQuiston
    Family ID F9738  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

    Family 2 Robert Gerald Ford 
    Marriage 14 Feb 1964 
    Family ID F13206  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Dec 1932 - Rogers, Benton County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Feb 2020 - Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Betty J. Griffin and Miles S. McQuiston - 1951    		Betty J. Griffin and Miles S. McQuiston - 1951
    Mom and son

  • Sources 
    1. [S1738] McQuistion, Miles Samwise, 28496.

    2. [S3550] Email - McCuiston, Billie Joe, Obit; 3 March 2020; Gloria McCuistion.
      BETTY JOANN FORD
      BettyJoann Ford, age 87, Joplin, passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at NationalHealth Care in Joplin, Missouri.
      Bettywas born December 20, 1932 in Rogers, Arkansas to the late John Griffin andDovie McConnell Griffin.  She was the oldest of fourteen children. Betty lived in the Joplin area all of her life.
      Bettyworked as a supervisor in the housekeeping industry and then for Joplin Health& Rehabilitation Center in dietary services before retiring after twentyyears.
      Bettyloved flowers, gardening, reading and cooking.  She was known for herhomemade apple pies, which were a little slice of heaven.  She will bemissed by everyone that knew and loved her.
      Bettymarried Jesse Lee Riggs in 1953, and to this union three children wereborn.  She later married Robert Gerald Ford on February 14, 1964, and tothis union one child was born.
      Inaddition to her parents, Betty was also preceded in death by both her first andsecond husbands;  a daughter, Vickie Sue Wagner; siblings, Johnny, Bill,Robert, Roy, Dorothy and Donald.
      Additionalsurvivors include her children, Miles McQuiston, Joplin, Missouri, KathyKoelling, Joplin, Missouri, Robert Ford, Joplin, Missouri; grandchildren,Selena, Ted, Josh, Mariah and Taylor; siblings, Peg, Pat, Mary, JD, Sue, Rita andPaul; several nieces, nephews, extended family, and several special friends,both old and new.
      GravesideServices will be held at Osborne Memorial Cemetery on Friday, March 6, 2020 at2:00 p.m.  Alan McCamey will officiate.
      Arrangementsare under the direction of Parker Mortuary.

    3. [S3550] Email - McCuiston, Billie Joe, Sunny Day; 29 February 2020; Gloria McCuistion.
      Betty Joann GriffinRiggs/McQuiston Ford –
      20 Dec 1932
      29 Feb 2020