Dave James GRIFFITH, Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1930 - 2015  (84 years)

• Name	Dave James GRIFFITH  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	21 Sep 1930	Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Cheraw, South Carolina DAVE J. GRIFFITH SR. Posted Saturday, March 14, 2015 6:00 am CHERAW - Dave J. Griffith Sr., age 84, died on Wednesday, March 11, 2015, at his home. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Zoar United Methodist Church. Interment will follow in Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens, Cheraw. Mr. Griffith was born on Sept. 21, 1930, in Sumter. The man, the legend in our eyes, son, brother, husband, dad and pa, friend and neighbor, is now at peace, after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving family. He was a son of the late William Boyd Griffith Sr. and Nellie Johnson Griffith Windham. Dave was born and raised on a farm in Sumter, where he worked the family farm and helped raise his younger siblings after the death of his father at age 40. His only run-in with the law was with the feds when he, his brothers and some friends made and ran moonshine to Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter. To stay out of jail, he was offered a deal: he could work for Kelly Trucking or go to jail. Dave quickly became a truck driver, which became his career for many years. In 1952 he met, fell in love, and married a very young lady who remained by his side as wife and mother to their five children for more than 62 years. They moved to Cheraw in 1960 when transferred by Branch Motor Lines. They remained there ever since raising their family. Dave was a member of Masonic Lodge 15 in Cheraw for more than 40 years, and was also a Shriner. He loved the outdoors and fishing with his sons on Santee-Cooper, and bird watching. In addition to his parents, Dave was also preceded in death by a sister, Mary Wilson; and three brothers, Robert, Ira and William B. Griffith. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Susie Pack Griffith of the home; and three sons, Dave J. (Janice) Griffith Jr. of Cheraw, Mark B. (Rhonda) Griffith of Wallace and Jeffery C. (Elizabeth Schwartz) Griffith of Martin, Tennessee; two daughters, Pamela G. (James) Daily of Middlebury, Vermont, and Wanda G. (Jim) Inman of Rockingham, North Carolina; six grandchildren, John Jr. and Josh Lisenby, Hillary and Tatum Daily of Vermont, Quentin Griffith of Cheraw and Carrie Griffith (Tim) Allison of Florence; and two great-grandchildren, Zachary Lisenby and Annajo Smith of Vermont. The family would like to thank Hospice caregivers, nurses, doctors, and chaplain for all their support and wonderful care; Zoar United Methodist Church for their support and wonderful meals; and a special thank you for Diane (Pack) Johnson and Sellarhea Jordan for their many visits, love and food. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Chesterfield County, P.O. Box 293, Chesterfield, SC 29709; Zoar United Methodist Church, c/o of Debbie Foote, 2472 Zoar Road, Cheraw, SC 29520; or Shriner's Children's Hospital, 950 W. Farris Road, Greenville, SC 29605. Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home of Chesterfield (www.mrcfuneralhome.com) is serving the Griffith family.  [5, 6, 7, 8]
  Reference Number	563
  _UID	625354D0C8384FCAB1BACC545E46C1321425
  Death	11 Mar 2015	at his home, (Cheraw, South Carolina)
  Burial	14 Mar 2015	Chatham Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Cheraw, South Carolina   [7]
  	Miller-Rivers-Caulder Funeral Home, Chesterfield, South Carolina
  Person ID	I18271	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	12 May 2018

  
  

  Father	William Boyd GRIFFITH, Sr.   d. Bef 11 Mar 2015
  Mother	Nellie JOHNSON   d. Bef 11 Mar 2015
  _UID	AF2277188B164D28A5FA1A5D8545B799A6DD
  _UID	AF2277188B164D28A5FA1A5D8545B799A6DD
  Family ID	F96876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susie Evelyn PACK
  Marriage	12 Aug 1952  [4, 8]
  _UID	8B632C5C5C4E48E688E52C3AB4487FF28E66
  _UID	8B632C5C5C4E48E688E52C3AB4487FF28E66
  Children	1. Pamela “Pam” GRIFFITH   2. Dave James GRIFFITH, Jr.   3. Jeffery C. “Jeff” GRIFFITH   4. Wanda GRIFFITH   5. Mack/Mark B. GRIFFITH
  Family ID	F12957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Dec 2005

  
  

• Sources

  [S325] Brunson.ged. [S25894] Bobby J. Pack. [S5934] Julius C. Pack. [S5425] Marriage License Index- By Brides’ Name, page 1790. [S4329] Laverne H. Windham. [S20735] Ira M. Griffith Sr. [S22225] Dave J. Griffith Sr. [S1896] 5oth Wedding Anniversary.