Griffith obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb Archives by:

Griffith, Elmer W., Jr         13 Feb 2011    Feb 2011    Jerry Nelson
Griffith, Jack Everette        26 Dec 2000    Dec 2000    Don Johnson
Griffith, James Kenneth         2 Mar 2010    Mar 2010    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  2/13/2011

GRIFFITH, ELMER W., JR.
Elmer W. "Griff" Griffith Jr. passed away Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011, in 
Fallbrook, Calif. He was born in Mississippi on Nov. 14, 1925, to Bessy 
(Delaughter) and Elmer W. Griffith Sr. He was a retired locksmith and
master sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1942 to 1962 from which he 
retired with honors including a Purple Heart Medal. Griff was preceded in 
death by two sisters, Wanzie Griffith-Hilley and Brennice Griffith-Harkins;
and a son, Robert Griffith. He is survived by a sister, Bonnie Griffith-
Strickland, of Kentwood; daughter and son-in-law, Jeanne and Fred Wierson, 
of Fallbrook; daughter, Paula Diaz and family; two granddaughters from his 
son; and a half sister, Helen Courtney, of Monroe. A graveside service will 
be held at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 16, at Riverside National Cemetery, 
California.  

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Obituary published in The Advocate (Baton Rouge) on:  12/26/2000

GRIFFITH, JACK EVERETTE
A resident of Amite, he died at 9:02 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 24, 2000, at Hood
Memorial Hospital, Amite. He was 59 and a native of Tylertown, Miss.
Visitation at First Pentecostal Church, Roseland, from 6 p.m. Tuesday until
religious services at 1 p.m. Wednesday, conducted by the Rev. William
Skipper. Interment in Howell Cemetery, Tickfaw. Survived by his wife,
Jennell Bennet Griffith, Amite; three sons, Jack Griffith Jr., Gray,
Jeffery Lee Griffith, Amite, and Thomas Jefferson Griffith, Gray; two
daughters, Katherine Elizabeth Woodard, Gray, and Becky Ann Bankston,
Albany; six sisters, Lettie Cleo Parnell, Carriere, Miss., Annie Merle
Smith, Kiln, Miss., Sharon Rose Skipper, Mobile, Ala., Debbie Ann Erwin,
Poplarville, Miss., Gertrude Griffith, Houston, and Linda Darlene Griffith,
Pensacola, Fla.; two brothers, Maxie Parnell Griffith, Houma, and James
Floyd Griffith, Amite; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. 

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star:  3/2/2010

GRIFFITH, JAMES KENNETH
Ken Griffith, 80 years old of Pumpkin Center passed away on Saturday,
February 27, 2010 at the Richard Murphy Hospice House. He was born in St.
Albans, West Virginia on July 25, 1929 and proudly served our country in
the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Ken retired from Union Carbide
Corporation where he was employed for 33 years.  Ken will be sadly missed
by his wife of 58 years, Anita "Ann" Thaxton Griffith; son and daughter-
in-law, Mike and Robin Griffith of Kemah, Texas; daughters and sons-in-law,
Julie and Calvin Boehm of Pumpkin Center, Jan and Tom Claus of Spring,
Texas; grandchildren, Shea Griffith and wife Brandi, Shanie Griffith
Dickens and husband Johnny, Megan Boehm, Matthew, Michael and Nathan Claus;
great-grandchildren, Sydni Griffith and Peyton Dickens. He is also survived
by his sisters, Jewell Haddad of Charleston, West Virginia, Phyllis
Griffith of South Charleston, West Virginia, Patty Dimock of Venice,
Florida, Jeanette Riech of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, Carley Means of
Severna Park, Maryland; one brother, Jack Griffith of Denton, Texas, along
with numerous nieces and nephews.  Preceding Ken in death were his parents,
James K. and Bremen Griffith; sisters, Betty Riling and Faye Peterson;
brother, Doug Griffith.  Relatives and friends of the family are invited to
attend the funeral services from the chapel of Brandon G. Thompson Funeral
Home, west of Hammond, on Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. The family
requests that visiting hours be observed Wednesday, March 3rd from 
6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Thursday beginning at 9:00 a.m. until the
funeral service time. Rev. Pete Charpentier will officiate the services and
entombment will follow in Rose Memorial Mausoleum.  In lieu of flowers, the
family requests that donations be made in memory of Mr. James "Ken"
Griffith to Richard Murphy Hospice House, 16013 Halbert Lane, Hammond La
70403.  Condolences and other information are available online at
www.thompsoncares.com.  Arrangements have been entrusted to Brandon G.
Thompson Funeral Home of Hammond.

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