Margaret Jones Griffith

Obit Margaret Griffith --- Danville Commercial News Jan. 23, 2010

MARGARET GRIFFITH

January 23, 2010 09:34 pm

— Margaret L. Griffith, 92, of Danville, passed away Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010, at Parkway Health Center, Little Rock, Ark.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, Jan. 26, at Pape Memorial Home and Cremation Gardens, 10 E. Williams St. The Rev. Deann Anderson of Central Christian Church will officiate. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. before services at the funeral home. Burial rites will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Catlin.
Margaret was born Nov. 15, 1917, in Catlin. She was the daughter of Wilber and Alice Holcombe Jones. She graduated from Danville High School and then attended Utterback-Brown Business College. She was the legal secretary for the law firm of W.O. Edwards, A.B. Dennis and Frank P. Abbott. She later worked in the offices of Vermilion Service Company until she retired.
She was a longtime member of Central Christian Church in Danville where she was an active participant in adult programs. She was a life member and contributor of both the Vermilion County Museum and the Catlin Heritage Museum. She was an avid sports fan and her hobbies centered around genealogy and local history.
She was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a caregiver to family and friends. She married Wilbur S. Griffith on Nov. 22, 1939. He preceded her in death on May 21, 1986. She was also preceded in death by her parents. Surviving is a son, Phillip A. (Judy) Griffith of Urbana, and a daughter, Carole Griffith Ault of Little Rock, Ark. Also surviving are three grandchildren, Keri Bemoras of Arlington Heights, Lesli Griffith of Bloomington and Aaron (Pam) Ault of Atlanta, Ga.; and three great-grandchildren, Phillip and Briana Garza of Bloomington and Alexandra Swanson of Arlington Heights.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to: Central Christian Church, 1101 N. Vermilion St., Danville, IL 61832 or The Alzheimer’s Association (www.alz.org), 225 N. Michigan Ave., fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Guest register: www.papemortuary.com