She was born and reared in Finger, the daughter of Darrell and Darla Smith Griswell. She was a student at McNairy Central High School and would have been a Sophomore this fall. She loved music and was going to be in the choir at school this fall. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bethel Springs.
She is survived by her parents, Darrell Griswell of Finger and Darla Smith Griswell of Henderson; a brother J. Riley Griswell of Finger; Grandparents, Leona Chandler Griswell of Finger, David Smith of Finger, Betty Maness Graves of Henderson and the late Gary Griswell; great grandparents, R.D. Smith of Henderson, the late Johnnie Smith, Willard Maness of Finger and the late Eula Maness, the late Atlas and Manie Griswell and the late Emanuel and Minnie Chandler.