Mr. Wendell Royce Griffeth, age 78, of Winder, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023.
Mr. Griffeth was a lifelong resident of Barrow County. He served in the Georgia National Guard and retired from AT&T as a cable splicer. Mr. Griffeth was a very generous man. He was devoted to his family as a loving father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.
Mr. Griffeth was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas N. Griffeth and Ruth Wright Griffeth; and his grandson, Curtis Alexander Griffeth.
Mr. Griffeth is survived by his children; Rodney (Mary) Griffeth of Glennville and Sonya (Bart) Woodall of Statham; five grandchildren, Jennifer (Dustin) McNair of Glennville, Steven Griffeth of Glennville, Colby (Courtney) Woodall of Fayetteville, Christopher Woodall of Statham, and Darrell Woodall of Statham; one great-grandchild, Caysen Woodall of Fayetteville; and former spouse, Dorothy Griffeth of Statham.
A graveside service will be held on Friday, December 29, 2023 at 2:00 PM at Chapel Christian Church Cemetery with Rev. Hal Tapp officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside.
The family respectfully request in lieu of flowers, donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital at
https://www.stjude.org/donate
Carter Funeral Home, Winder, is entrusted with the arrangements.
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