Joan Campbell

Griffith

Joan Campbell Griffith of Burkburnett, Texas, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, in Wichita Falls, Texas, in the care of hospice at the age of 87.

Joan was born on August 7, 1939, in Durant, Oklahoma, to Roy and Fay Lindley Campbell, being the last of five children. She graduated from Durant High School and attended Southeastern Oklahoma State University, where she was awarded a business scholarship.

After marrying her high school sweetheart, Mack Bedwell, they had three children: Mark, Carrie, and Lori. During their two decades together, Joan devoted herself to raising their family and creating a loving home.

Later, Joan married her beloved husband, Raymond Griffith, in Arlington, Texas, which was their home until his passing in 2004. While in Arlington, Joan briefly worked as an assistant manager of a Hallmark store, but she mainly enjoyed being a full-time homemaker.

Joan enjoyed reading as a favorite daily activity, especially history books relevant to World War II. Her favorite book, Gone with the Wind, was read multiple times, even during the week before her death.

She especially enjoyed a beautiful yard and held a great appreciation for flowers and flowering trees in abundance, such as: tiger lillies, gardenias, altheas, and magnolias. Joan enjoyed listening to multiple genres of music and played Barbra Streisand record albums in her young adulthood. In addition, she appreciated antiques a great deal, because of the fond reminders of when she was a little girl.

Joan cooked very well, and some of her specialties were chicken-fried steak, fried chicken, roast, and desserts including cherry pie, lemon pie, pineapple upside-down cake, and her delicious rum cake.

Joan had nicknames for all three of her children and her grandchildren. She loved babies and small children. In her youth and young adulthood, she was often told that she bore a strong resemblance to beautiful actress Elizabeth Taylor.

In 2007, after the passing of her husband of 26 years, Raymond, Joan moved to Wichita Falls, Texas, to be near two of her children, Mark and Lori.

Joan is survived by her son, Mark Bedwell and his wife, Ana, of Wichita Falls, Texas; daughter Carrie Hogan and her husband, Matthew, of Durant, Oklahoma; and Lori Corsaut and her husband, Tony, of Burkburnett, Texas.

She is also survived by her sister, Ruth Thompson; four grandchildren: Amanda Carter and her husband, Walter; Bryce Corsaut and his husband, Cory Rush; Natalie Corsaut Wallace and her husband, Jake; and Colby Corsaut and his partner, FeiFei Le. Her great-grandchildren Mathew and Kaylee Johnson, Dexter and Isla Harrison, and Elena Wallace. She is also survived by her nephew, Lin Jones, his wife, Brenda, and her niece, Laura Campbell, and a host of precious nieces and nephews.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents, Roy and Fay Campbell; her husband, Raymond Griffith; her sisters, Phyllis Jones and Gloria Parish; her brother, L'Roy Campbell and his wife, Betty; her granddaughter, Keri Corsaut; and her infant great-grandson, Aden Harrison.

Per Joan's wishes, there will be no funeral service or memorial following her cremation. She will be laid to rest next to her father and grandmother at Highland Cemetery in Durant, Oklahoma.

Joan will be remembered for her love of family, her appreciation for the beauty of flowers and nature, her love of reading and history, her wonderful cooking, her appreciation of music and antiques, and the special nicknames and affection she gave to her children and grandchildren. Most of all, she will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother whose family was at the heart of her life.

The family extends heartfelt thanks to the wonderful staff at the Sheridan Medical Lodge, the members of United Regional ICU team, and the loving careteam at Hospice of Wichita Falls for their compassionate care, kindness, and support of our beloved mother.