A private family service will be held for Virginia Anthony Griswold.

Arrangements are under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home.

The family will greet friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 10, 2018 at the funeral home.

Virginia Anthony Griswold, 82, Lawton, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018 in Lawton.  Virginia was born to Albert L. and Esther L. (Pierce) Anthony on July 13, 1936 at Fort Sill. She attended elementary schools in San Antonio, Texas and Albuquerque, New Mexico and graduated from Lawton High School in 1954. She worked at GMAC and Wichita National Life Insurance Company. At one time Virginia and her husband owned and operated two dry cleaning businesses in Lawton. The majority of her working life was spent working at the Comanche County Clerk's office. She worked there for 28 years and was the Comanche County Clerk from 1989-1992. Virginia was a member of First Baptist Church of Lawton, the Book and Play Club, The Junior League, the Entre Nous and a member of the Lawton Business and Professional Women's Club.

Virginia was a good-natured wife, mother, and grandmother who loved spending time with her family and friends. She loved to shop, work crossword puzzles, travel and read.

She is survived by her daughter, Debbie Griswold, granddaughter, Taylor Hutton, son-in-law, Mac Hutton  all of Lawton, a brother, Albert L. "Buck" Anthony and wife Dunnie Lou of Broken Arrow, a niece, Leslie Sharp and husband Duane of Coweta, two nephews, Scott Anthony, Mitchell Anthony and wife Amber all of Tulsa.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a daughter, Kay Lynn Hutton, and former husband, John Griswold.

The family would like to thank Jessica and the staff at the Chateau of Lawton and the Promise Care Hospice staff.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the Southwest Oklahoma Regional office of the Alzheimer's Association, 6425 NW Cache Rd, Lawton, OK 73505 or going to www.alz.org .