Jerry L. Griffith, 102, passed away on March 8, 2022. He was born on July 8, 1919, in Collinsville, Oklahoma, to John A. Griffith and Elizabeth (Driskell) Griffith. He married Dorothy Fournier Durand of Hoisington, Kansas in 1942 and they were married for 57 years at the time of her death in 1999.
He was a WWII veteran serving in the United States Air Force. Upon his discharge after three years, he’d attained the rank of captain and returned to Lawrence to complete his law degree. He later was appointed a Doctor of Law Degree.
He and Dorothy settled in Hoisington, Kansas, where he practiced law for over forty years. He was the Hoisington city attorney for 30 years, the assistant Barton County attorney for 4 years, he was a board member and the attorney for Hoisington National Bank and the attorney for Clara Barton Hospital. He was admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1979, sponsored by Senator Robert Dole.
He is survived by his daughter, Rochelle McKown of Lawrence (Joel McKown, deceased), son, Robert Griffith (partner Eve Neugebauer) of Raymore, Missouri, grandson, Justin Griffith (Elizabeth) of Mequon, Wisconsin, granddaughter, Lindsay D’Agostino (Michael) of Leawood, Kansas, and great-grandchildren, George and Penny Griffith and Lucy and Rose D’Agostino. He leaves behind five nephews and one niece.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, his brother Dr. John Griffith; and sisters, Celeste Griffith and Margaret Evans
Celebration of Life and inurnment service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August 13, 2022, in the Hoisington Cemetery, with Pastor Wayne Baldyga presiding.
Memorial contributions may be made to Clara Barton Hospital Foundation in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.