Tiffany L. Griddine

Tiffany Griddine, 37, passed away on December 30, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, MO. She was born on September 12, 1984, in Kansas City, MO to Craig Allen Griddine and Rachel Denise Crockett. She grew up in Kansas City, MO.

Tiffany graduated from Don Bosco High School in Kansas City, MO. After high school she attended Pinnacle Career Institute in Kansas City, MO where she received certification as a Medical Assistant. Tiffany joined Grace Fellowship Baptist Church on December 19, 2021.

She began working for Always There Homecare as a CNA where she worked for 4 years. She loved spending time with her kids and family, and she also loved cooking.

Tiffany was preceded in death by her grandfather, Henry C. Crockett; grandfather, William Henry Earnest Griddine; grandmother, Mildred Griddine; uncles, Michael Warren, Charles Crockett, Rodney L. Griddine, Johnny “Big John” McGowan, Wendell Crockett, and Richard Lumpkins; aunt, Tracie Lumpkins, Debra Griddine; cousins, Christian Royal Crockett, Sr., and Johnny McGowan II.

She is survived by her mother Rachel Crockett; father, Craig Griddine (Angie); 3 sons, D’Angelo Fisher, Marvin Sheppard, and Niko Nasir Higgenbotham; 4 daughters, Mackenzie Sheppard, Elise Sheppard, Sydney Sheppard, and Jordyn Sheppard; her soulmate, Nick Higgenbotham; brothers, Charles Griddine, Mike Taylor, Jr. (Tika), and Jamal Taylor; sister, LaTosha Coates (Jay); sisters, Tinesha Griddine, La’Niece Griddine, La’Kiesha Griddine, La’Shayla Griddine, Tianna Griddine, Courtney Pauley, and stepsister Brittany Jones; grandmother, Phyllis Crockett; and a host of other relatives and friends.