Luedean Bingham Griffin Obituary (1929 - 2015)

LueDean Bingham Griffin Click here to listen to Funeral Recording Farr West - On a beautiful Sunday, accompanied by many of her family, LueDean Bingham Griffin, our cherished wife, mother and grandmother peacefully returned to her Heavenly Home. She was born October 6, 1929 in Burley, Idaho to W. Spencer and Bertha (Andersen) Bingham. She married the love of her life, R. Alton Griffin, on May 10, 1946 in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple after his return from WWII. LueDean was a woman of faith. She was a member of the Farr West 1st Ward and she loved to serve. She served as a Relief Society President, Primary President in the Stake and Ward and many other callings. She wrote a wonderful cookbook comprised of her world class homemade meals. No one ever left her home hungry. She did beautiful crocheting, embroidery and was a fabulous seamstress. Her hands were always busy. She loved being a wife, mother and grandmother. Love was her family. Her husband Alton said, "LueDean was a woman of Standards. No one ever silenced her drum or captured her battle flags in living up to her Standards." She leaves a legacy of exemplary service to her family, the church and all those around her. LueDean is survived by her husband of 68 years, Alton; children, Alece (Jeff) Champneys, Kathryn (Gary) DeVries, Rodney A. Griffin, Spencer R. (Jeannie) Griffin (currently serving as a Mission President in Phoenix, Ariz.), David L. (Joye) Griffin and Steven P. (Cherie) Griffin (currently serving as a Mission President in Knoxville, Tennessee); 30 grandchildren; 83 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; 2 brothers; 2 sisters and daughter-in-law, Ruth Griffin. VisitationFarr West 1st Ward 1800 North 1800 West Farr West, UT May 7, 2015 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ServiceFarr West 1st Ward 1800 North 1800 West Farr West, UT May 8, 2015 11:00 AM CemeteryPlain City Cemetery 4373 W 1975 N Plain City, UT 84404 May 8, 2015