Obituaries 4 January 2010

Gordon L. "Bud" Griffith

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Gordon L. “Bud” Griffith, age 73, of Leesburg, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2010 at Mount Carmel West in Columbus. 

He was born March 8, 1936, in Leesburg, the son of the late Gordon and Violet (Siegel) Griffith.  

He was a member of the Leesburg United Methodist Church and was a 50-year member of the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Department.  He was a carpenter for most of his working career, and most recently had worked as a driver for Highland County Family Recovery Services.  On Dec. 22, 1962, in Washington Court House, he married his wife of 47 years, Frances (Everhart) Griffith, who survives.  

He is also survived by a son, James P. Griffith of Hillsboro; a daughter, Beth E. Magee and her husband, David of Leesburg; two grandchildren, Samantha Collier and Matthew Magee; two step-grandchildren, Robert Hopkins and Mikala Hopkins; a sister, Charlotte (Don) Campbell of Leesburg; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. 

 Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6 at the Leesburg United Methodist Church. Pastor Tom Knauff will officiate. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 5, at the Leesburg United Methodist Church.  

Memorials may be made to the District 300 North Joint Fire District, 200 South South Street, Leesburg, Ohio 45135, the Leesburg United Methodist Church, 117 Church Street, Leesburg, Ohio 45135, or the Laurels of Hillsboro, 175 Chillicothe Ave., Hillsboro, Ohio 45135.   

To sign the online registry, go to www.turnerfuneralhomes.cc.



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