- Date Of Birth: December 28, 1928
- Date Of Death: June 5, 2019
- State: Georgia
Rev. James Lawrence Griffith, age 90, of Athens, TN, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at Parkside Nursing Home in Rossville, GA. Born in Philomath on December 28, 1928, he was the son of the late Sanders George Griffith and Maude Alice Sisson Griffith. He graduated from Wilkes County High School. On June 30, 1952 he married the former Alice Lankford of the Bairdstown Community in Oglethorpe County.
He is survived by his daughter, Kathy Osborne and husband Jerry of Athens, TN; son, Tim Griffith of Lawrenceville, GA; daughter, Sandra Elkins and husband Jerry of Clarksville, GA; grandchildren, Cindy, Jody, Dwaine, and Jennifer; and five great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice Griffith on May 21, 2019 and his brothers, Melvin Griffith and Virgil Griffith.
