OBITUARY: Elizabeth Closner Griffin Monk, 96, of Horseshoe Bay dies April 22, 2014
Elizabeth Closner Griffin Monk of Horseshoe Bay passed away April 22, 2014. She was 96.
Elizabeth was born Oct. 10, 1917, in McAllen, Texas, to Mamie and Henry Porter Griffin.
She graduated from the University of Texas in 1938 with a degree in education and moved back to the Rio Grande Valley, where she taught English. She remained close to her sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha, throughout her life.
In 1940, she married the love of her life, John Calhoun “J.C.” Monk. They moved to Philadelphia, then Mississippi, before settling down in Abilene with their three children.
Never one to be content with idleness, Elizabeth started Elizabeth’s Dress Shop in Abilene, played bridge, organized social functions, did yoga and was always walking her dogs. In the 1970s, she and J.C. bought a condo in Horseshoe Bay as a vacation house. In 1985, they decided to build their own house on Slick Rock golf course. Elizabeth was a full-time Horseshoe Bay resident since 1997, when she and J.C. finally retired.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers Henry Porter Griffin Jr. and John William Griffin; and daughter Rose Marie Monk.
Elizabeth is survived by her son, Jack Monk; daughter Carmela Robinson; grandchildren, Jillian Monk, Callie Watkins, Brandon Reddell and wife Laura, Shayne Robinson and Kelley Robinson; great-grandchildren, Griffin, Riley, Luke, Isabella, Mackenzie, Chelsea and Caiden; nieces, Barbara Griffin, Carolyn Williams and Gail Thomason; nephew, Bill Griffin; close friend Ann Monk; and her beloved dachshunds, Schatzi and Holly.
A service is noon May 3 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Horseshoe Bay followed by a celebration to honor Elizabeth’s life.
Arrangements by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 1805 U.S. 281 North in Marble Falls, (830) 693-4373.