Deborah Griffith

DEBORAH GRIFFITH Deborah Ann Griffith, daughter of Merle Andrew and Josephine Francis Perry Crowl, was born, August 14, 1950 in Oakland, California. She departed this life, Tuesday, April 3, 2012, in her home, Phillipsburg, Missouri at the age of sixty-one years, seven months and twenty days. On September 16, 1969 in Reno, Nevada, she was united in marriage to James Leroy Griffith. Together they shared forty-two years of marriage. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, David Michael Crowl. Survivors include her husband, James Griffith of the home; a brother, Chester Crowl and wife Bobbie of Stover, Missouri; a sister-in-law, Mary Ann Crowl of Phillipsburg, Missouri; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Deborah was raised in California and was a graduate of Vacaville High School in the class of 1968. After her marriage to James, they lived in various locations while he served in the Air Force. They moved to Sunrise Beach, Missouri in 1988 and have been a resident of Phillipsburg, Missouri since 2008. She was a homemaker and an over-the-road truck driver. In her spare time, she enjoyed time spent on her computer. She enjoyed needle point and made many beautiful projects. She was a loving wife, sister and aunt and a caring neighbor and friend. She will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012 in Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Allee Memorial Gardens, Camdenton. Memorial donations may be made to Mercy Hospice of Lebanon and left at the funeral home. Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Camdenton is assisting the family with arrangements.