Posted on: SanJoaquin County Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ca/SanJoaquinObits/10686 Surname: Griffard, Bennett, Whitmire ------------------------- Mrs. Lydia Bennett Griffard, daughter of the late Franklin and Ann Elizabeth Whitmire Bennett, was born in Anaconda, near Sullivan, Missouri on August 19, 1865, and passed away at the home of her brother, John J. Bennett in Flat River, on Friday, May 5, 1950, aged 84 years 8 months 16 days. In January, 1899 she was united in marriage to John Griffard who preceded her in death in Stockton [San Joaquin County], Calif. on June 25, 1923. The couple had no children. Mr. and Mrs. Griffard lived in Flat River before locating in California, and she returned to Missouri following his death. She leaves to mourn her passing two brothers, John J. and Henry Bennett of Flat River and a sister, Miss Anna Bennett of Stockton, Calif., also two nieces and three nephews, other relatives and friends. Mrs. Griffard was a member of the Episopal Church in Stockton, and was a charter member of the Mother's Club, now named the Flat River Woman's Club. Funeral services were held on Sunday afternoon at the Flat River Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, Dr. G. M. Hull. Interment was in St. Francois Memorial Park. Alvin Hood Service. [The Lead Belt News, Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri, Friday, May 12, 1950]