Riley County KS Archives Obituaries.....Griffith, Joan "Josie" Johanna  September 23, 1978
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The Manhattan Mercury Sun Sep 24, 1978 pg 2

           Obituaries
Death claims "Josie" Griffith at age 85
   Joan "Josie" Griffith, whose longtime dedication
to her church and humanitarian deeds were recognized
by the Roman Catholic Pope designating her a Lady
of the Holy Sepulcher, died Saturday morning at St.
Mary Hospital.
   Born May 13, 1893, at Scranton, Kan., Miss 
Griffith in recent years had been living in the
College Hill Nursing Centery.
   The member of a prominent Manhattan family long
engaged in banking and other enterprises was
graduated from Kansas State University and also
did graduate work at KSU and Chicago University.
   Miss Griffith taught English and Latin at
Manhattan High School for a number of years, later
joining he brothers, Evan and Tom, who preceded her
in death, in the family business, the E. E. Griffith
Coal and Lumber Co.
   During World War II she served as director of USO
Clubs in Junction City, Almagordo, N. M., and El
Paso, Tex.
   After that Miss Griffith became director of a 
girls club under the auspices of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Kansas City, Mo.
   Her closest relatives surviving are her two
Manhattan sisters-in-law, Mrs. Evan (Virginia) and
Mrs. Tom (Eleanor) Griffith, and seven nieces.
   The rosary will be recited at 7:30 tonight at
the Parkview Funeral Home, whichis in charge of
arrangements.
   The funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m.
Monday at Seven Dolors Catholic Church with burial
in Sunset Cemetery.
   A memorial in Miss Griffith's name has been
established in behalf of Luckey High School and
contributions may be sent to the funeral home.



Additional Comments:
1940 Manhattan, Riley, KS 510 Houston
Josie M Griffith 	46 KS Secretary Retail Lumber Yard

1930 Manhattan, Riley, KS
Margaret Griffith 55 PA Ire Ire widow
Josie Griffith    35 KS Wales PA daughter bookkeeper lumber yard
Evan Griffith     32 KS Wales PA son manager lumber yard

1920 Manhattan, Riley, KS
Evan E Griffith	50 Wales Wales Wales dealer coal
Margaret Griffith	45 PA Ire Ire
Josie Griffith	26 KS Wales PA
Evan Griffith	22 KS Wales PA
Thomas Griffith	16 KS Wales PA
Hannah Connor	79 Ire Ire Ire mother in law widow

1910 Scranton, Osage, KS
Evan Griffith     42 Wales Wales Wales mine operator coal mines
Margaret Griffith 36 KS Ire Ire
Johanna Griffith  16 KS Wales KS
Evan Griffith     12 KS Wales KS
Thomas Griffith    6 KS Wales KS
Anna Conner       70 Ire Ire Ire

1900 Scranton, Osage, Kansas
Evan Griffets	32 Apr 1868 Wales Wales Wales
Margrett Griffets	26 Apr 1874 PA Ire Ire
Johanna Griffets	7 May 1893 KS Wales PA
Even Griffets	2 Jul 1898 KS Wales PA
Johanna Cannon	60 Mar 1840 Ire Ire Ire widow  immigrate 1868
Robert Mcnish	22 Oct 1877  ? ?  ? boarder

1895 Scranton, Osage, KS
Evan Griffiths    27 Wales
Maggie Griffiths  21 PA
Johanna Griffiths  2 KS


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