GRIFFITHS, Virginia Jane

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona, Wednesday, November 12, 2014 Virginia Jane Taylor Griffiths, 87, passed away Nov. 10, 2014, in Richfield, Utah. She was the daughter of Earl Eaves and Virginia Josephine Klasen Taylor and was born Aug. 12, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio. Jane married James Sydney Griffiths on Aug. 14, 1948, in Lakewood, Ohio. The marriage was solemnized on April 13, 1968, in the Mesa Arizona Temple. He preceded her in death on Feb. 6, 2008. Jane was a member of the LDS Church and the Daughters of the American Revolution, and served as a Pink Lady at Sevier Valley Medical Center. From 1951 to 1966 in Speculator, New York, she and her husband Syd built and operated the King of the Frosties diner, bakery and fishing tackle shop, which is still in operation today. From New York, they moved to Prescott, Arizona, then to Ontario, Oregon, where they lived prior to coming to Venice, Utah, in July 1989. Her favorite activities included being with family, reading, knitting and quilting. Jane is survived by her sons, James Sydney Jr. (Roberta) and Marc Allyne (Vicki), both of Venice, Utah; 11 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; several great-great-grandchildren; and sister Betsy Ann Taylor (Robert) Havens of Westlake, Ohio. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, 2014, in the Venice Ward Chapel. Funeral Directors were Magleby Mortuary, Richfield, Salina and Manti. View the online guestbook at www.maglebymortuary.com. Information provided by survivors.