Mary Beatrice Griffin McCrady Laughlin was born June 9, 1923 on a farm near Sayre, OK to Henry Horatio and Laura Ann (Roach) Griffin. Mary B. passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was preceded in death by her parents; four brothers, John, Oscar, Elmer, and Jess; two sisters Bessie Green and Mattie Green; her husband Elmer Laughlin; and son-in-law Raymond Crist.

She is survived by her daughter Leanna McCrady Crist of Minneapolis; granddaughters Leslie and Darwin Belvill of Minneapolis and Lisa Crist of Olmitz; great-grandchildren Allison, Drew, and Bretney Belvill of Minneapolis; brother Sterling Griffin and sister Loretta Greenwood, both of Boonville, AR; many nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews; a step¬-daughter Willa and Gary Mitchel of Las Vegas, NV; several step grand-daughters and step great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be at 11 A.M., Friday at Wilson Family Funeral Home, Minneapolis. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Minneapolis. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 P.M. to 8 P.M. Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Salina Animal Shelter, Kans for Kids, or the Marion Lake.