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Daily Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Sunday, May 7, 1939, Page 5, Col. 4: Mrs. Griffith Funeral. Special to The Nonpareil, Woodbine, Ia.,---Mrs. Minnie Griffith, 76, of Milford, Ia., died Thursday at the home of her son R. W. Griffith, after a long illness from cancer. Funeral services will be held at Milford Sunday afternoon.

The Milford Mail, Milford, Iowa, Thursday, May 11, 1939, Page 1, Col. 6: Funeral Services Held Here Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Griffith Died At Woodbine After Long Illness; Resident Here For 36 Years.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Federated church for Mrs. J. H. Griffith, 76, who died Thursday, May 4, at Woodbine, Ia. The services were conducted by the Rev. M. Jones of Terril.

Music was furnished by a duet, composed of Mrs. M. Donahoe and Mrs. Walter Anderson. Pallbearers were F. L. Upton, R. A. LaFoy, George Jacobs, H. O. Skylingstad, Elmer Kinkade and Fred W. Range. Burial took place in Okoboji cemetery beside her husband.

The obituary follows:
The sad news of the passing for Mrs. J. H. Griffith came to Milford this week. She had been ill for many months and while her many friends knew her time of earth was short, yet the passing of a dear friend is always sad.

Mrs. Griffith was a splendid woman, a true and consistent friend and devoted mother. Naturally of a retiring and quiet disposition, she did not mingle greatly in the social side of the community life, yet her kindly spirit and general desire for helpfulness made her dear to all neighbors and her friends. Her devotion to her family was rewarded by the love and care of her two sons. No mother could ask for more that they gave her.

Minnie M. Meyer was born at Preston, Ia., Sept. 25, 1863, and passed from this life at the home of her son, Ralph, at Woodbine, Ia., on May 4, 1939. She grew to young womanhood in Preston, where for some time she conducted a dressmaking business with a sister. She was married to John Henry Griffith at Preston on May 2, 1894. They came to Milford in 1903 and this has been their family hoe ever since, except for a few years spent in Wisconsin. Mr. Griffith died August 15, 1932, and lies in Okoboji cemetery.

Mr. and Mrs. Griffith were the [missing a few words] survive: Wade of Milford and Ralph of Woodbine. Also surviving are her four sisters: Fredricka Washburn of North Lima, Ohio; Marie Rodewald, Howard, S. D.; Bertha Hullerman, Perry, Ia., and Lulu Withers of Poland, Ohio. Two grandsons and a number of nieces and nephews also survive.

Birth	25 Sep 1863	Preston, Jackson Co., Iowa
Marriage	2 May 1894	Preston, Jackson Co., Iowa - John "Henry" Griffith
Death	4 May 1939	Woodbine, Harrison Co., Iowa
Burial		Okoboji Cemetery, Arnolds Park, Dickinson Co., Iowa

Spouse	John "Henry" Griffith (1866 - 1932)
Child	Wade A. Griffith (1896 - 1977)
Child	Ralph Waldo Griffith (1903 - 1993)