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- Wilma June Roysden Griffith, 81, of Kingston, formerly of Coalfield, slipped away Wednesday morning, Feb. 1, 2017, at her home after a battle with Vascular Dementia.
Born in Seiber Flats in Briceville, Tenn. in 1936, Wilma was the oldest daughter of George W. and Tennie Roysden.
Affectionately known as Sissy, she took care of her brothers and sisters while her Daddy worked in the coal mines. They moved to the Gobey community in Morgan County and there she met the love of her life, Ralph Griffith. They were married in 1952 and had three children. Ralph was hurt in 1967 and she faithfully took care of him until he died in 2010. She has always had a servant's heart and couldn't turn anyone down that needed her help, helping take care of both her mother-in-law and father-in-law before they passed as well as her own mother before she died in 2009. She worked at Kaiser Roth Hosiery Mill in Harriman for a number of years then Red Kap in Wartburg for 20 plus years until she had to retire due to a stroke. Her greatest treasures were not of gold but of family. She loved her family. Her children will always have the memories of the many sacrifices she had to make. Her grandchildren will always remember her fixing them fried potatoes and chicken tenders no matter what time of day or night and the great-grandchildren will always remember that Granny always had ice cream for them. She was well known in her family for her great cooking, especially bean cakes, chicken and dumplings and corn bread.
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1935 - 2017 (82 years)
