JEFFERSON – Florine “Granny Flo” Brown Griffeth, 83, entered into rest Saturday, March 14, 2015.
Mrs. Griffeth was born in Jefferson, the daughter of the late Foster and Jessie Mae Hardman Brown. She was a member of Jones Chapel Baptist Church and was retired from the Jackson County Board of Education Cafeteria Staff. Granny Flo, as she was affectionately known by many, both young and old, prepared food for thousands of people throughout the area. She and her late husband, RL, were familiar sights pulling into driveways with deliveries of home cooked meals. They loved their community and their community loved them back. Granny Flo was preceded by her husband, RL Griffeth; sisters, Mildred Gathright, Addie Bell Jackson, Virginia Daniels, Mittie Ree Brown, and Willie Mae Rucker; and a brother, John Brown.
Survivors include a daughter, Kenya Campbell, Commerce; grandchildren, Will and Josh Campbell; sister, Bessie T. McIntosh, Gainesville; brother, James Franklin Brown, Gainesville; two special nephews, Zachary Craig Daniels and Douglas Gathright, along with a host of other nieces and nephews; and caregivers, Denise Temple, Elaine Beeco, Barbara Mize, Brenda Craig, Tracy Hamilton, and Essie Hughey.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, from the chapel of Evans Funeral Home with the Rev. Fred Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Woodbine Cemetery. Gentlemen honored as pallbearers are Josh Campbell, Will Campbell, Walt Temple, Stan Beeco, Andy Marlowe, Zachary Craig Daniels, Douglas Gathright and Charlie Watson. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 12 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service.
Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, is in charge of arrangements.