| Obit For | Roy E. Griffith |
|---|---|
| Headline | ROY GRIFFITH CASSVILLE |
| Text | Graveside services for Roy E. Griffith, 55, Cassville, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter. Burial is under direction of Williamson of Cassville. Mr. Griffith died at 5:50 a.m. Wednesday at the Veterans Hospital in Fayetteville, Ark., after a long illness. Mr. Griffith was a retired hair stylist and a Baptist. He had lived in Cassville the past six months, having moved here from St. Augustine, Fla. Survivors include his wife, one son, one daughter, Miss Frances Griffith, Atlanta, Ga.; one brother, James, Vista, Calif.; and one sister, Mrs. Helen McGinnis, Kansas City, Kan. Visitation will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Research Note: His wife was Jessie Lea Jones. In 1944, she married Roy E. Griffith. To this union two children were born. In 1952, she married Junior Glendon Wright who preceded her in death in 1997. To this union six children were born. She is buried in Kechi Cemetery, Andover, KS. Roy Earl Griffith, age 19, married Jessie Lea Jones, age 18, on Oct. 23, 1944 in Benton Co., AR. |
| Newspaper or Funeral Home | Cassville Democrat |
| Date | 1983 |
| Death Cert | Death Certificate County Died: Washington Co., AR Cemetery: Maplewood Deceased: GRIFFITH, Roy Earl Birth: Aug. 8, 1927 Exeter, Barry Co., MO Age: 55 years Death: Apr. 6, 1983 Fayetteville, Washington Co., AR Cause: Carcinoma of the Lung Father: Arthur Griffith Mother: Ada Brattin Informant: VA Medical Records, 1100 North College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701 Death Certificate Number: 006971 Resource: Arkansas Dept. of Health Death Certificates |
| Resource | AR Dept. of Health - Death Certificate |
| Submitted by | Name: Frances Albert - E-Mail: k.ester@yahoo.com |
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