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Betty Nadine Griess Obituary
Betty Nadine Griess
Betty Nadine Griess passed from this life on Thursday, July 17, 2025, at the age of 97 surrounded by her family.
Nadine was born on January 8, 1928, in Beggs, Oklahoma to Freddie and Beryl Elmore. She graduated from Bristow High School and soon married the love of her life, Bill Griess. She enjoyed a career working as bookkeeper at Barlett Collins Glass Factory, retiring after 30 years. Throughout her life, what she loved most was being a wife, mother and grandmother. She was also a member of the First Christian Church in Sapulpa where she was loved by many.
Nadine enjoyed fishing and camping trips with her family, gardening, working puzzles, quilting, crocheting and many other crafts. She will be remembered for her servant heart, kindness, sense of humor and her quiet strength. She will be greatly missed.
Nadine is survived by her three daughters, Kay Adams and husband Fred of Kiefer, Carol Baggerley and husband Earl of Paris, Texas, and Anna Gorman of Tulsa; grandchildren Angie Dowdy and husband Jim of Sapulpa, Tammy Gorman of Tulsa, Doug Adams and wife Melissa of Sapulpa, Kathy Shipman and husband Chris of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Shawn Baggerley and wife Elena of Katy, Texas, and Ryan Baggerley of Dallas, Texas; ten great-grandchildren; and five great great grandchildren.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Freddie and Beryl Elmore; her husband, Bill Griess; five brothers and sisters, Florence Pennington, Alvin Elmore, Darel Elmore, Stanley Eugene Elmore and Margie Toops; and her grandson, Mark Gorman.
A celebration of life officiated by Pastor Dustin Long will be held at 10:30 on July 24th at the South Heights Cemetery with a family visitation after the service at the Griess home. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Fred Adams, Earl Baggerley, Doug Adams, Shawn Baggerley, Ryan Baggerley, Jim Dowdy, Chris Shipman, Jake Dowdy, Josh Dowdy, Aaron Gorman, Aric Gorman, Colten Adams and Mason Shipman. Funeral arrangements are being made under the care of Traditions Funeral Home and Cremation Services.
If desired, Memorial gifts may be made to the First Christian Church in Sapulpa or the Sapulpa Animal Shelter.
Arrangements are under the direction of Traditions Funeral and Cremations Services, 35 S. Main, Kellyville, OK.
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Judy Montgomery
July 29, 2025
Nadine was such a big influence in my life. I enjoyed our years working together at Bartlett Collins; she was very smart in accounting and taught me so much. Such a big, beautiful smile.
July 25, 2025
RIP sweet lady. JB
Shawn Baggerley
July 22, 2025
While we were very lucky to have had you for as long as we did, it makes saying goodbye no less painful. You loved your family very much and made sure in your way that they knew it. It is my sincerest hope that you are again with my grandfather, and that you 2 are camping somewhere on the edge of a beautiful lake on a cool evening in early fall. I hope that it is just getting dark, and that you are sitting around a warm fire and catching up on all that has happened in the past 18 years since you were able to be together. We love you and will always miss you. Know that we will continue to be positively influenced by your consistently good and positive presence for the rest of our lives.
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