Vonda was born in 1921. Vonda Griffin ... She passed away in 2013.
d/o George GRIFFIN & Mytrle MUSGRAVES
Obituary[1]
The daughter of George Griffon and Myrtle Musgraves Griffon, she was born and raised on her parents' farm in Burnt Prairie and graduated from Carmi Township High School in 1939.
After living in Carmi for several years, Vonda moved briefly to Charleston, where she worked for Eastern Illinois University; then to Chicago; finally settling in Tulsa, Okla. where she lived for almost 30 years. With her husband, Bill Wilhite, she lived several places around the world, including Alaska, Australia and Saudi Arabia, where they both worked in the pipeline industry.
In 1999 Vonda moved to Seattle, Wash. to be near her daughter, and she lived there until her death.
She is survived by her sister, Genave Escobedo and husband Dan; her daughter Marti Lee; step-daughter Shawn McCreary and husband Bill; stepson Mike Wilhite and wife Cheryl; grandchildren Mitch Andrews, Maxx Wilhite, Mason Wilhite and wife Roxanne, and Kate Mc-Creary; and great-granddaughter Addison Wilhite.
She was preceded in death by her husband, M.T. "Bill" Wilhite.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at Memorial Park, 5111 South Memorial in Tulsa, Okla.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Vonda is 25 degrees from Herbert Adair, 23 degrees from Richard Adams, 22 degrees from Mel Blanc, 26 degrees from Dick Bruna, 21 degrees from Bunny DeBarge, 34 degrees from Peter Dinklage, 21 degrees from Sam Edwards, 19 degrees from Ginnifer Goodwin, 21 degrees from Marty Krofft, 17 degrees from Junius Matthews, 19 degrees from Rachel Mellon and 21 degrees from Harold Warstler on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
G > Griffin | W > Wilhite > Vonda (Griffin) Wilhite
Categories: Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma