Rosa Smith Griner

Funeral service for Rosa Smith Griner will be held 10 AM Saturday, October 11, 2008 in First Nazarene Church, 105 East Fifth Street, Natchitoches, La. with Rev. Nathan Middleton, Rev. Preston Smith, and Mr. Jamie Westbrook officiating. Graveside service will be 1 PM in Sycamore Cemetery at Burkeville, Tx. under the direction of Blanchard St. Denis Funeral home. Visitation will be Friday, October 10, 2008 from 5 PM until 8 PM in Blanchard St. Denis Funeral home and on Saturday, October 11, 2008 from 9 AM until service time in the Church. Mrs. Griner, 84, of Natchitoches, La., died Wednesday, October 8, 2008, at Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Long Term Care Unit. in Natchitoches, La. She was a native of Newton County, Tx. She was a lunchroom manager at Newton Independent School District. She was a member of the First Church of God from 1954-1993 in Newton, Tx and moved to Natchitoches, La. and became a member of First Nazarene Church. She was preceded in death by husband, Haywood Otto Griner; son, Haywood Aubrey Griner; five sisters, Mable Roach, Mable Lee Weaver, Veo Shaw, Sybil Smith, and Sarah Jane Landenaux; two brothers, Guy Smith and Rufus Smith; parents, George Washington Smith and Rosa Elvira Ethridge Smith. She is survived by one daughter, Wanda Lentz and husband David of Natchitoches, La.; eight grandchildren, Delores Griner Jones, Stacy Carnline and husband Larry, Marc Westbrook and wife Michelle, James Westbrook and wife Kimberly, Andrew Westbrook and wife Shawn, Jon Lentz and wife Leah, Mark Lentz and wife Courtney, and Tony Lentz and wife Vicki; fifteen great grandchildren, Amber Griner Jones, Hank Jones, Shelly Smith Trammell and husband Shane, Sindi Smith, Ashley Westbrook, Kyle Westbrook, Kaitlyn Westbrook, Kendall Westbrook, Luke Westbrook, Andrew Rains, Benjamin Dewil, Willliam Dewil, P. J. Lentz, Hayden Lentz, and Izik Lentz; one great great Grandson, Brendan Wilson; two sisters, Mary Sears and husband Robert of Hillister, Tx. and Oda Hudgins and husband Charles of Orange, Tx. For online condolences please visit us at www.blanchardstdenisfuneralhome.com