Mary Frances "Frances" Griffith

Mary Frances "Frances" Griffith

Female 1917 - 2015  (97 years)

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  • Name Mary Frances "Frances" Griffith 
    Birth 26 Aug 1917  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Religion Church of Christ  [2
    Death 23 Jul 2015  McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • in River Park Hospital...
    Burial Webb Cemetery, Bluff Springs, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I19085  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 25 Jul 2015 

    Father Peyton Monroe Griffith,   b. 29 Oct 1875, DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 1939, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Josephine "Josie" Bryant,   b. 21 May 1884, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1943, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Marriage 23 Apr 1902  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Residence (Family) 0___ 1910  DeKalb County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F1858  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Arzie "Sport" Holcomb,   b. 4 Oct 1915, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Feb 1976, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 0Jul 1940  McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 7
    Children 
     1. Sue Ann Holcomb,   b. 19 Jun 1948, (Warren County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Jun 1948, (Warren County, Tennessee) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F7218  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Aug 1917 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 0Jul 1940 - McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Jul 2015 - McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Webb Cemetery, Bluff Springs, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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    Mary Frances Griffith Holcomb (1917-2015)
    Mary Frances Griffith Holcomb (1917-2015)
    Frances Griffith Holcomb, age 97, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native died July 23, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness.

    She was a homemaker, member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ and daughter of the late Peyton Monroe and Josephine Bryant Griffith.

    She was married in 1940 to Arzie "Sport" Holcomb who preceded her in death February 21, 1976. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by daughter, Sue Ann Holcomb; sisters, Geneva Foster and Marjorie Byars; brothers, Lloyd, Chester, Hobert and Thurman Griffith; nieces, Patsy Byars and Mary Lois Cantrell; nephews Paul Foster, Ralph Griffith and Bill Griffith; great-nieces and great-nephews, Davy Griffith and Leanne Raymond.

  • Notes 
    • Frances Griffith Holcomb, age 97, a McMinnville, TN resident and DeKalb County, TN native died July 23, 2015 at River Park Hospital following a sudden illness.

      She was a homemaker, member of the Oak Grove Church of Christ and daughter of the late Peyton Monroe and Josephine Bryant Griffith.

      She was married in 1940 to Arzie "Sport" Holcomb who preceded her in death February 21, 1976. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by daughter, Sue Ann Holcomb; sisters, Geneva Foster and Marjorie Byars; brothers, Lloyd, Chester, Hobert and Thurman Griffith; nieces, Patsy Byars and Mary Lois Cantrell; nephews Paul Foster, Ralph Griffith and Bill Griffith; great-nieces and great-nephews, Davy Griffith and Leanne Raymond.

      Mrs. Holcomb is survived by nieces and nephews, Sandra Griffith, Joyce Griffith, Joe T. Cantrell, Jack (Edna) Byars, Don (Susie) Griffith and Morris (Scarlett) Griffith of McMinnville, TN, Julia (Doug) Carter of Bone Cave, TN, Joe (Merrile) Byars of Woodbury, TN, Tom Holcomb of Michigan, Darrell, Brian, Danene, Colene and Maurene Holcomb of Georgia; great-nieces and great-nephews, Perry and Jacky Byars, Ben, Jon and Joey Byars, Randy, Bruce and Brent Griffith, Chip Cantrell, Scott, Heath and Michael Griffith, Mary Strickland, Charity Sullivan, Amy Anderson, Pam Green, Teresa Atnip, Gina Mullican; Chandra and Dana Griffith, Michelle Manning and Julie Jones.

      Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 26, 2015 in High's Chapel with Comer Mullican and Jonathan Stubblefield to officiate. Interment will follow in the Webb Cemetery. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S869] "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy",by Susan Cantrill Christie, later revised (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S7195] http://www.highfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3253947&fh_id=11416.

    3. [S6658] "Warren County,TN Marriages: 1900-1950", transcribed & compiled by A.C.Hillis, p. 24 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S50114] "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NS68-SSF :.

    5. [S50112] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SRJN-7GB.

    6. [S50113] "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGFM-37X : accessed.

    7. [S869] "The Cantrill-Cantrell Genealogy",by Susan Cantrill Christie, later revised.