David Ernest Griffith

November 10, 1923 - July 16, 2014

David Ernest Griffith, 90, of Huntsville, Arkansas, died July 16, 2014 at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale, Arkansas. He was born November 10, 1923 at Reform, Mississippi, the son of John William and Minerva Dudley Griffith. He had retired from the Huntsville Public Schools and was a veteran of World War Two, serving in the United States Army. He was a member of the Huntsville Church of Christ, a past president of The Arkansas Old Time Fiddlers Association, The Arkansas Bluegrass Association and the Madison County Poets Society. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Ruby Gladys Ditmore Griffith on January 8, 2012 and by two sisters, Joann Ackerman and Alice Walker. Survivors include: his wife, Sally Shipley Griffith of the home; one son, Raymond Wayne Griffith of Huntsville, Arkansas; one daughter, Ruth Elaine Brown of Huntsville, Arkansas; one stepson, Joel C. Hudgins of Huntsville, Arkansas; one stepdaughter, Cyndi Hudgins of Huntsville, Arkansas; one brother, John Griffith of Kingsland, Texas; six grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P. M. Monday, July 21, in the chapel of Brashears Funeral Home with Larry Combs and Glen Thomas, Ministers officiating. Interment will be in the Marshall Cemetery under the direction of Brashears Funeral Home www.brashearsfuneralhome.net of Huntsville, Arkansas. Pallbearers will be: Calance Griffith, Dwain McLoud, Kyle Hayes, Tom Scott, Randy Bohannan and Darrell Frederick. Honorary pallbearers will be The Elders of the Huntsville Church of Christ. The family will receive friends from 2:00 P. M. to 4:00 P. M. on Sunday at the funeral home.