Velva Maxine (Betty) (Pierce) Griffith |
| Posted 2008-11-09 by Sharon |
| The Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ August 28, 2008, p. 10A Velva Maxine Pierce Griffith “Betty” (84) was born Jan. 29, 1924 in Rowan County, Ky., the second daughter of Lillie Jane Ward Pierce and Cyrus Dewey Pierce. Betty moved to New Castle, Ind., at the age of 6 months and to Highland County, Ohio, at age 5. She attended Sugar Tree Ridge Elementary School and graduated from Mowrystown High School in 1941. Betty married Roland Quentin Griffith “Ted” on March 14, 1942 and lived in Dayton, Ohio, working at Wright Patterson Air Force Base during World War II. When Ted passed away in 1987, Betty moved to Phoenix to be near her daughters, later moving to Peoria. Betty passed away on Aug. 21. She is survived by her brother William Pierce of Dayton, Ohio; sisters Marie Bundte of Pine Island, Fla., and Phyllis Wisecup of Cincinnati, Ohio; her children Deanna Jean Wallace of Mango, Fla., Carol Wallace (Mike) of Wickenburg, Barbara Ferullo (Ralph) of Aurora, Colo., and Michael Griffith (Jocelyn) of Rock Hills, S.C.; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by sister Alma Harvey, brothers Dewey Jr., Darius, Joseph, Grand daughter Michelle Griffith and her husband Ted. Betty was a musician and artist. She loved to play the piano and keyboard. She entertained at Desert Sky Senior Center in Phoenix with her keyboard before moving to Peoria. She was an artist whose paintings won blue ribbons, as well as a quilter, and seamstress. She also created beautiful crochet and knitting. Services will be at the Baptist Church in Hillsboro, Ohio, with interment at Sugar Tree Ridge Cemetery alongside her beloved Ted. |
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