DeeDee Griggs, 41, of Grinnell died November 7, 2007, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 13, 2007, at the Smith Funeral Home with the Rev. John Epperson, pastor of the Grinnell Christian Church, officiating. Pallbearers will be Duane Blagden, William Brewer, Randy Haley, Tom Heckman, Benito Juarez-Rendom, Tim McCammant, Travis Puls, and Jim Robison. Burial will be in Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell. A luncheon will be held at Friendship Manor following the committal service. Memorial contributions may be directed to the DeeDee Griggs Memorial Fund. The daughter of Roger D. and Patricia Blagden Haines, she was born February 13, 1966, in Grinnell, Iowa. She lived in Montour and later moved to Grinnell in 1980, where she attended school. On October 5, 1989, she was married to Neal Griggs, in Gilman and the couple continued living in Grinnell. She was employed as a cook at several restaurants in Grinnell and for the last 10 years she was employed as assistant supervisor in the kitchen at Friendship Manor Care Centre in Grinnell. DeeDee began cooking at the age of 14 and was considered an excellent cook. She always cooked from scratch and did it for love. She loved roses and enjoyed collecting angels. She was a dedicated employee at Friendship Manor and very devoted to her family. She was very loving and caring. Survivors include her husband, Neal of Grinnell; one son, D.J. Griggs of Grinnell; her mother, Patricia Haines of Grinnell; two sisters, Tricia Haines of Marshalltown and Maggie Haines of Grinnell; and many nieces and nephews (who she loved and considered her own). She was preceded in death by her grandparents and her father.