Gary Griffith, 83

Gary Griffith, 83, of Rutland and a life long resident of Meigs County passed away January 28, 2017 after a long battle with cancer.

Preceeding him in death, his father, Reverend Edward Griffith and mother Helen Griffith, brothers Kenneth and Charles Griffith.

He leaves behind his wife Juanita Bowers Griffith, Rutland, a son David Alan Griffith of Botkins, Ohio. Stepdaughters Sonia Beaver Blake(David Watt) and Tina Beaver Wolfe (Richard Wolfe) all of East Palatka, Florida. Grandsons Caleb Blake of St. Augustine, Florida and Jordan Wolfe of Chillicothe, Ohio. A niece Karen Griffith and sister-inlaw Maxine Griffith of Pomeroy.

Throughout his life, he was the owner of several successful businesses. For the past 13 years he served as an evangelist for several nursing homes in the mid-Ohio Valley area. He was a member of the Ash Street Baptist Church.

He was a certified pilot and loved flying, air shows, hunting, fishing in Canada, and tinkering on equipment in his shop.
Services will be held at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy on Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at 11 a.m. with Reverend Mark Morrow officiating. Entombment will follow in the Meigs Memory Gardens. Visitation is Tuesday, January 31, 2017 from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com