Mary Helen Griffith

Mary Helen Griffith – 91
Of Lakeland, Georgia passed away on May 22, 2024 at her home. She was born on July 11, 1932 in Stockton, Georgia to the late George Ellie West and Ruby Moore West. Helen married the love of her life, Harold Edward Griffith in 1953 and they were married for 30 years before he passed away. During their marriage, they traveled around the world with the military, but she always found a church family anywhere they landed. She worked as a cashier at Spradley’s Variety Store in Lakeland for many years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Lakeland and served in the choir. Helen was a faithful Christian, a firm believer in prayer and loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She enjoyed being outside, tending to her flowers and garden, and walking down Frontage Road 3 times a day. Above all she loved her family more than anything, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Harold Edward Griffith; son, John Edward Griffith; brother, George (Eleanor) West; sister, Nell (Gilbert) Watson.
Survivors include her daughter, Carol Pritchard (Chuck) of Cookeville, Tennessee; daughter, Lanette Spikes (Rusty) of Lakeland, Georgia; daughter, Kellie Dampier of St. Mary’s, Georgia; 10 grandchildren: Melissa (Jimmy) Collins, Jessica (Kelly) Griffith, Laura (Kyle) Griffith, Timothy (Blair) Spikes, Kevin (Holli) Spikes, Jacob (Sarah) Spikes, Jon Swearinger, Amanda (Scott) King, Devon Dampier, Atticus (Hope) Dampier; 23 great grandchildren with one expected in July; brother, Bill West (Dot) of Waycross, Georgia; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, friends of Lanier County and her church family at First Baptist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at the First Baptist Church, Lakeland with burial to follow in Unity Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends two hours prior to the service from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM on Saturday, May 25, 2024 at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to First Baptist Church of Lakeland, PO Box 427, Lakeland, Georgia 31635. Kind words and expressions of sympathy can be left for the family at www.musicfuneralservices.com . The Griffith family is being served by the professional and caring staff of Music Funeral Services of Lakeland.