• Born: 13 July 1922, Willisville, Perry County, Illinois, USA ¹
• Marriage (1): Lowell Wesley WHITE Jr. on 6 June 1942 in Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Missouri, USA ¹
• Marriage (2): Gerald Earl GRIFFITH on 1 April 1977 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA ^{1 2}
• Died: 8 February 2005, Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA at age 82 ¹
• Buried: 10 February 2005, Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA ¹

   Another name for Virginia was Jennie RUSSO.

  Death Notes

Montgomery County Memorial Hospital

  Burial Notes

Evergreen Cemetery, Section MGS Lot 497 Space 2

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• Nickname: Jennie. ¹

• Gallery: Jennie White with her three sons, about 1953, in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA.

• Her obituary was published in an unknown newspaper on 9 February 2005 in Iowa, USA.
  
  Jennie White Griffith
  July 13, 1922 - February 08, 2005
  Birthplace:       Willisville, Illinois
  Resided In:       Red Oak, Iowa
  
  Visitation       2/9/2005  Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel
  Service       2/10/2005  St. Mary's Catholic Church
  Burial       2/10/2005  Evergreen Cemetery
  
      
  Virginia R. "Jennie" White Griffith, age 82, of Red Oak, Iowa passed away Tuesday, February 8, 2005 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital after an extended illness. Virginia Rose "Jennie" White Griffith was born July 13, 1922 in Willisville, Illinois the daughter of Joseph and Maria (Valendata) Russo. The family moved to St. Louis when Jennie was a young girl. She worked in the Candy Factory in St. Louis before she was united in marriage to Lowell White, Jr. on June 6, 1942 in St. Louis. During the war Jennie worked at an armament factory. In 1945 Jennie and Lowell moved to Red Oak, Iowa where Jennie started working at the Union Carbide in the 1950's. She worked there for 23 years. Lowell preceded Jennie in death on June 1, 1974. She was united in marriage to Gerald Griffith on April 1, 1977 in Red Oak, Iowa. Gerald preceded her in death on March 10, 1995. Jennie was a member of the St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Summit Hill Neighborhood Club.
  
  Preceding her in death were her parents; both husbands; her 4 brothers: John, Joe, Phil, and Tony Russo; and two sisters: Kerleen Reid and Katie Lavear.
  
  Survivors include her three sons: ----- White and wife ----- of Shevlin, Minnesota; ----- White and wife ----- of Austin, Texas; and ----- White and wife ----- of Red Oak, Iowa; 9 grandchildren; 5 great grandchildren; and many other relatives and friends.
  
  Funeral Mass will be celebrated 1 PM Thursday, February 10, 2005 at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Ken Gross officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be held from 6-7 PM Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at the Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the St. Mary's Catholic Church.
  
  Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel in Red Oak is in charge of arrangements.

• She was buried at the Evergreen Cemetery (Section MGS Lot 497 Space 2) in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA on 10 February 2005.

Virginia married Lowell Wesley WHITE Jr., son of Lowell Wesley WHITE and Hannah Hazel PETERSON, on 6 June 1942 in Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Missouri, USA.¹ (Lowell Wesley WHITE Jr. was born on 15 October 1918 in Sherman Township, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA,^{3 4} died on 1 June 1974 in prob Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA ^{1 4} and was buried in 1974 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA.)

  Recorded Events about their Marriage

• Gallery: The Wedding Party, on 6 June 1942, in Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Missouri, USA.

• Gallery: Wedding Photo, on 6 June 1942, in Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Missouri, USA.

• Gallery: 25th Anniversary Photo, in June 1967, in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA.

Virginia next married Gerald Earl GRIFFITH on 1 April 1977 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA.^{1 2} (Gerald Earl GRIFFITH was born on 16 December 1915 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA, died on 10 March 1995 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA ¹ and was buried in 1995 in Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa, USA.)