Mrs. Marjorie Juanita Griffith, 69, died Tuesday November 15, 2016 at a Winchester, Tennessee Nursing Home. She was born in Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee on January 13, 1947 to Herschel and Ethel Vaugh Grimes who preceded her in death along with her husband, Larry Griffith; brothers, Charles and Lee Grimes; infant brother, Carl Ray Grimes.
She attended the Mount Etta Freewill Baptist Church and served as the pianist up until her health declined.
She is survived by her daughter, Rhonda (Billy) Smith; sons, Larry (Kathleen) Griffith Jr., Billy Ray Griffith, Rodney (Teresa) Griffith, Ralph Griffith; sisters, Irene (Terry) Campbell, Mae Ellen (Grady) Lemons and Carolyn (Darwin) Shipley; brothers, Earl (Brenda), Joe (Charlotte), William (Connie), Benny (Bobbie) and Wayne Grimes; 10 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; a host of nieces and nephews; sister-in-law, Carol Grimes.
Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Friday in the funeral home chapel with Minister Albert Nunley officiating with burial to follow in the Burkett’s Chapel Cemetery. Visitation: 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM Thursday at Layne Funeral Home, Palmer, Tennessee. www.laynefuneralhome.com
