- Date Of Birth: April 17, 1922
- Date Of Death: October 20, 2015
- State: Indiana
Euka Griggs, age 93, of Francesville, passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Parkview Haven Retirement Community, with her loved ones by her side. Euka was born April 17, 1922, in Salyersville, Kentucky, the daughter of Mort and Emma (Hackworth) Salyers.
She grew up attending the South Barkley School of Jasper County and then Graduated with the class of 1941 at Rensselaer High School. On May 12, 1944, in Rensselaer, Ind., Euka married Harry Wayne Griggs. She had attended Brushwood United Methodist church. She was a loving, dedicated wife and mother. She loved taking care of her house, garden and flowers. She had also worked outside the home at the Pickle Factory, also Rensselaer Veterinary Clinic, and Schuringa Chicken Farm.
Euka is survived by her loving daughters, Trudy Bales of Rensselaer, Ind., and Andrea (David) Bales of Mt. Ayr along with seven grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Sister Helen(Bernard) Whitaker of Dade City, FL. Sister-in-law Cathy Salyers of Rensselaer, and Dorothy Salyers Hunt of Francesville, IN.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Harry, two great-grandchildren, four sisters and three brothers, and a son-in-law, James Bales.