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Vonda (Griffin) Wilhite (1921 - 2013)

Vonda Wilhite formerly Griffin
Born in Burnt Prairie, White County, Illinois, United Statesmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 91 in Seattle, Washington, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 9 Nov 2015
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Biography

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.

Sources

  1. Carmi Times (IL) - Friday, March 22, 2013
  • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X399-SV3 : accessed 9 November 2015), Vonda Griffin in household of George Griffin, Burnt Prairie, White, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0002, sheet 3B, family 64, line 54, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 567; FHL microfilm 2,340,302.
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWRR-D3B : accessed 9 November 2015), Vonda Griffon in household of George Griffon, Burnt Prairie Township, White, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 97-2, sheet 4B, family 74, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 904.
  • "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZ8-HVN : accessed 9 November 2015), Vonda Wilhite, 20 Feb 2013; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  • Cemetery marker [1]




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