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Freddie Jean Griffin

Female 1936 - 2022  (86 years)


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  • Name Freddie Jean Griffin  [1, 2, 3
    Born 2 Aug 1936  Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Gender Female 
    Died 17 Oct 2022  Tyler, Smith County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 20 Oct 2022  Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Freddie Jean Fuller, 86, of Rosevine, Texas passed away Monday, October 17, 2022 at UT Health of East Texas in Tyler.

      She was born in Gravelhill, Texas on August 2, 1936 to Austin Elbert Griffin and Annie Arlee Moore Griffin. She was a lifetime resident of Sabine County and a member of Rosevine Church of God. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who enjoyed spending time with her family.

      Freddie was a busy housewife that raised, along with her husband, Wayne, six children. She liked to talk on the phone with her friends and keep up with what was happening in Rosevine. She enjoyed birdwatching, particularly the hummingbirds, and tending her flowers. She also like to go to garage sales and work her crossword puzzles. She loved her family and her pets dearly.

      She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Fuller; parents, Austin Elbert and Annie Arlee Griffin; infant sister, Bobbie Griffin; brothers, Dale Griffin, Sammy Griffin and Eddie Dean Griffin; brother-in-law, T. R. Retherford; and granddaughter, Danielle Toups.

      Freddie is survived by her sons, Ronny Fuller and wife, Vicci, of Rosevine, Randy Fuller and wife, Dana, of Rosevine, Rusty Fuller and wife, Angie, of Lufkin, and Ryan Fuller and wife, Mindy, of Joaquin; daughters, Patti Hand and husband, Jerry, of Woden and Pete Babcock and husband, Deryl, of Rosevine; brothers, Donald Griffin and wife, Delayne, of Rosevine, Paul Griffin and wife, Helen, of Rosevine, Jerry Griffin and wife, Martha, of Hemphill, and Phillip Griffin of Rosevine; sister, Glenda Retherford of Rosevine; sisters-in-law, Ruth Griffin of Bronson and Carol Griffin of Austin; grandchildren, Tammy and Mandy Hand, Jenny and Perry Brown, Dustin Fuller, Lauren Toups and Adam Nixon, Aaron and Whitney Toups, Samantha and Will McElroy, Demi Fuller, Chase and Sheridan Fuller, Seeley Babcock, Drew Fuller, Kate Fuller, Billy and Robin Dickerson and Ryon Collier; and great grandchildren, Sarah, Dean, Kaden, Kase, Nick, Peyton, Ascher, Addison, Aidan, Skylar, Creed, Carter, Alaina, Ethan and Emry.

      Funeral services will begin at 12:00 p.m. Thursday, October 20, 2022 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating.

      Visitation will begin 10:00 a.m. Thursday prior to service.

      Burial will follow services in Rosevine Cemetery under the direction of Starr Funeral Home with her grandsons, Kaden Hand, Kase Hand, Dean Brown, Dustin Fuller, Nick Fuller, Aaron Toups, Ascher Carhart, Aidan Decuir, Perry Brown, Chase Fuller, Will McElroy, Creed McElroy, Drew Fuller, Skylar Toups, Billy Dickerson and Ryon Collier serving as pallbearers.

      Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.
    Person ID I808  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 21 Oct 2022 

    Father Austin Elbert Griffin,   b. 11 Sep 1913,   d. 4 May 1982  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Annie Arlee Moore,   b. 20 Jan 1917, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 2013, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married Y  [5
    Family ID F13011  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marvin Wayne Fuller,   b. 21 Sep 1935, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 2022, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 21 Aug 1954  San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Sabine County Reporter
      August 18, 2004

      Golden Anniversary

      The children of Wayne and Freddie Fuller would like to annouce the 5oth wedding anniversary of their parents. They were married Aug. 21, 1954 in San Antonio. Children included Patti and Jerri HAND of Nacogdoches, Ronny and Vicci Fuller of Rosevine, Randy Fuller of Hemphill, Rusty and Angela Fuller of Lufkin, Pete and David ROUSSE of Rosevine, and Ryan and Mindy Fuller of New Caney. They have seven grandchildren: Tammy HAND, Jenny HAND, Dustin Fuller, Samantha Fuller, Demi Fuller, Chase Fuller, Drew Fuller and Chris PATE, and one great-grandson, Nicholas Fuller. They plan to celebrate the event by taking a trip to Galveston for the weekend.
    Children 
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    Documents
    Fuller, M. Wayne and Freddie (Griffin) Golden Wedding Anniversary
    Fuller, M. Wayne and Freddie (Griffin) Golden Wedding Anniversary
    Article published in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2013 
    Family ID F592  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Aug 1936 - Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Aug 1954 - San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Oct 2022 - Tyler, Smith County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 20 Oct 2022 - Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), July 6, 2006, page 8 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.), Freddye Gene Griffin (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), September 25, 2013, page 14, obituary of Annie Arlee Griffin (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.).

    5. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 81584022 (Reliability: 3).