Obituary: Jason Griffith, son of John and Rosalie Griffith, was born in Linn County, Kansas, November 30, 1883, and passed away June 5, 1973, at the age of 89 years, 8 months and 5 days. He moved to Graham County in 1906 and made his home in the Prairie Home community. He was married to Frances Catherine Smee November 13, 1907. To this union three children were born: Thelma Frances Keady, Jason Herbert and Georgia May Kenyon. Mr Griffith had operated his produce business in WaKeeney for the past 48 years. Mr Griffith is survived by his two daughters: Thelma and Georgia and one daughter-in-law Ruth: three grandsons: Eugene Keady, Jason Kenyon and Scott Kenyon; four granddaughters: Janeice Keady Webster, Christie Griffith Jones, Rebecca Kenyon Longbottom, and Mary Margaret Kenyon; six great grandchildren. Three brothers: Fred, Oran and J.L. of the Prairie Home community, one sister Josie Mort of California, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Herbert, who died in 1961, and by his wife in 1968. Services were held Friday morning, June 8, at 10:00 A.M. at Hendricks Chapel. Burial was in the WaKeeney Cemetery. Obituary: Frances Catherine Griffith, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth Overstreet Smee, was born in Rooks County, Kansas, February 15, 1888, and passed away March 20, 1968 at the age of 80 years, 1 month and 5 days. Her parents homesteaded in Graham County while she was still in her infancy. They were part of the early history of the Prairie Home Community and of the Prairie Home Methodist Church which she joined in her girlhood. She was united in Marriage to Jason Griffith, November 13, 1907, at Hill City, Kansas, and to this union three children were born. The family had made their home at WaKeeney since September 1923 and she had been a member of the WaKeeney Methodist Church since October, 1933. She was preceded in death by her parents; her two brothers, George and Paul Smee; and by her son, Jason Herbert Griffith, who died in 1961. She is survived by her husband, Jason, of the home; two daughters, Mrs William(Thelma) Keady, and Mrs. Georgia Kenyon, both of Dighton, Kansas; a sister, Mrs. Isabelle Booker of Augusta, Kansas: seven grandchildren; Gene Keady, Wichita; Mrs. Russell(Janeice) Webster, Scott City; Mrs. Ray (Christie) Jones, Palco; and Rebecca, Jason, Mary and Scott Kenyon, all of Dighton. She is also survived by four great grandchildren and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, March 22, at Hendricks Chapel, with the Rev. Leslie E Andrews, pastor of the WaKeeney and Prairie Home Methodist Churches, officiating. Burial was in the WaKeeney Cemetery.

Janeice-- I hope you were talking about my site, as I have added the obits and also indexed them so that they can be found in the search engine. I also credited you as submitter. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kstreghp/index.html Thanks! Sheryl On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Janeice Crosson <[email protected]> wrote: > Obituary: Jason Griffith, son of John and Rosalie Griffith, was born in > Linn County, Kansas, November 30, 1883, and passed away June 5, 1973, at > the age of 89 years, 8 months and 5 days. > He moved to Graham County in 1906 and made his home in the Prairie Home > community. He was married to Frances Catherine Smee November 13, 1907. To > this union three children were born: Thelma Frances Keady, Jason Herbert > and Georgia May Kenyon. > Mr Griffith had operated his produce business in WaKeeney for the past 48 > years. > Mr Griffith is survived by his two daughters: Thelma and Georgia and one > daughter-in-law Ruth: three grandsons: Eugene Keady, Jason Kenyon and Scott > Kenyon; four granddaughters: Janeice Keady Webster, Christie Griffith > Jones, Rebecca Kenyon Longbottom, and Mary Margaret Kenyon; six great > grandchildren. Three brothers: Fred, Oran and J.L. of the Prairie Home > community, one sister Josie Mort of California, other relatives and friends. > He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Herbert, who died in > 1961, and by his wife in 1968. > Services were held Friday morning, June 8, at 10:00 A.M. at Hendricks > Chapel. Burial was in the WaKeeney Cemetery. > > > Obituary: Frances Catherine Griffith, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth > Overstreet Smee, was born in Rooks County, Kansas, February 15, 1888, and > passed away March 20, 1968 at the age of 80 years, 1 month and 5 days. > Her parents homesteaded in Graham County while she was still in her > infancy. They were part of the early history of the Prairie Home Community > and of the Prairie Home Methodist Church which she joined in her girlhood. > She was united in Marriage to Jason Griffith, November 13, 1907, at Hill > City, Kansas, and to this union three children were born. The family had > made their home at WaKeeney since September 1923 and she had been a member > of the WaKeeney Methodist Church since October, 1933. > She was preceded in death by her parents; her two brothers, George and > Paul Smee; and by her son, Jason Herbert Griffith, who died in 1961. > She is survived by her husband, Jason, of the home; two daughters, Mrs > William(Thelma) Keady, and Mrs. Georgia Kenyon, both of Dighton, Kansas; a > sister, Mrs. Isabelle Booker of Augusta, Kansas: seven grandchildren; Gene > Keady, Wichita; Mrs. Russell(Janeice) Webster, Scott City; Mrs. Ray > (Christie) Jones, Palco; and Rebecca, Jason, Mary and Scott Kenyon, all of > Dighton. She is also survived by four great grandchildren and many other > relatives and friends. > Funeral services were held at 2:00 P.M., Friday, March 22, at Hendricks > Chapel, with the Rev. Leslie E Andrews, pastor of the WaKeeney and Prairie > Home Methodist Churches, officiating. Burial was in the WaKeeney Cemetery. > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >