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CHARLES C. GRIFFEY
Born: February 23rd, 1930
Died: April 3rd, 2011
Location: DEV - 287 - D2
Obituary
CHARLES C. GRIFFEY, 81, OF DELAWARE, DIED SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011, AT RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.
BORN FEBRUARY 23, 1930, IN SERVIA, WEST VIRGINIA, HE WAS THE SON OF CHARLES OKEY AND BLANCHE GRIFFEY. A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, HE SERVED DURING THE KOREAN WAR. HE RETIRED FROM CONRAIL AFTER 45 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A RAILROAD ENGINEER WORKING IN MANY DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. CHARLES GREW UP IN AKRON AND WAS A LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION. HE ENJOYED HUNTING, WORKING ON ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY CARS, AS HE WAS KNOWN AS A REGULAR HANDYMAN. ALTHOUGH A JOKESTER, HIS GREATEST JOY WAS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND HE WAS TRULY A WONDERFUL HUSBAND, FATHER, AND GRANDPA.
CHARLES C. GRIFFEY
Born: February 23rd, 1930
Died: April 3rd, 2011
Obituary
CHARLES C. GRIFFEY, 81, OF DELAWARE, DIED SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011, AT RIVERSIDE METHODIST HOSPITAL IN COLUMBUS, OHIO.
BORN FEBRUARY 23, 1930, IN SERVIA, WEST VIRGINIA, HE WAS THE SON OF CHARLES OKEY AND BLANCHE GRIFFEY. A VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, HE SERVED DURING THE KOREAN WAR. HE RETIRED FROM CONRAIL AFTER 45 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A RAILROAD ENGINEER WORKING IN MANY DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. CHARLES GREW UP IN AKRON AND WAS A LIFETIME MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN LEGION. HE ENJOYED HUNTING, WORKING ON ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY CARS, AS HE WAS KNOWN AS A REGULAR HANDYMAN. ALTHOUGH A JOKESTER, HIS GREATEST JOY WAS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY AND HE WAS TRULY A WONDERFUL HUSBAND, FATHER, AND GRANDPA.