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Funeral director Griffith, 49, dies
CARRIED ON TRADITION
Mark Kevin Griffith: He became the owner ofMark Griffith Memorial Funeral Homes Inc. in1992, taking over the business from his father.He was in the third generation in his family inthe funeral business.
By Staff Reports
Published: 4/27/2008 2:33 AM
Last Modified: 4/28/2008 10:22 AM
Mark Kevin Griffith, a funeral home owner, died Saturday.
He was 49.
Services are set for 2 p.m.
Thursday at Trinity Baptist
Church under the direction of
Mark Griffith-Westwood.
Griffith was born Oct. 7,
1958, in Tulsa to Charlsie and
Gene Griffith.
He graduated from Charles
C. Mason High School in 1976
and received a degree in mortuary science from Central
State College in Edmond in
1982.
Griffith's family said he got
a start on his career during his
childhood by traveling to funerals with his father, also a
funeral director. The highlight
of each trip was a steak dinner
at the end, his sister, Pam
Samples, said.
"He carried on the tradition
with his sons," she said.
Griffith became the owner
of Mark Griffith Memorial Funeral Homes Inc. in 1992, taking over from his father.
Gene Griffith said, "He took
great pride in being a three-generation, family-owned funeral home."
Griffith was a past president
of the Ford Model T Club of Tulsa. He owned two Model
T's. A Griffith car has for years
carried the grand marshals for
Webster High School homecoming parades. He also was a
lifetime member of the Professional Car Society, Akdar
Shriners and Akdar Car Buffs.
Griffith was a past master of
the Red Fork Brookside Masonic Lodge No. 505 and a
member of Red Fork Eastern
Star Chapter No. 394. He attended Trinity Baptist
Church.
He was the past president of
the Southwest Tulsa Chamber
of Commerce, a board member of the Westside YMCA, a
charter member of Townwest
Sertoma Club and a member
of the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association.
He is survived by his parents, Charlsie and Gene Griffith; sons, Geoffrey, Michael
and John Mark Griffith;
daughter, Laura Griffith; sister, Pamela Samples; fiancee,
Verona Felkner; and two
grandchildren.
Memorial contributions can
be made to The Gideons International, P.O. Box 9294, Tulsa
OK 74157.
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