- Date Of Birth: March 16, 1926
- Date Of Death: December 30, 2012
- State: Indiana
Glendon A. “Glen” Van Der Griff, 86, of Elkhart, passed away from a brief illness at 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012, at Elkhart General Hospital.
He was born in Elevenpoint, Ark., to the late Augustus and Altona (Stacy) Van Der Griff on March 16, 1926, and later married Dorothy H. “Helen” Jones on June 10, 1947. She passed away in Elkhart in 2008.
Glen was also preceded in death by a son, Darrell.
Surviving are his sons, Gordon L. (Willene) Van Der Griff of Vienna, Ga., Ronald G. Van Der Griff of Elkhart, and Melvin R. (Cathy) Van Der Griff of Middlebury; daughters Teresa P. Pinkard of Elkhart and Linda L. (Kevin) Briggs of Walkerton; a sister Dorothy “Dot” (Kenneth) Woody of Missouri; 15 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
Glen worked for more than 20 years at J.J. Babbitt Manufacturing Co.of Elkhart, retiring in the late 1980s. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran during World War II, serving in the Pacific theater of operations.
