JOSEPH LARRY GRIFFIN III

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TURBEVILLE - Joseph Larry Griffin III, age 69, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at McLeod Hospice House, after an illness.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today at Floyd Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Pine Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:30 p.m. prior to the funeral service at the funeral home.

Born in Florence County, he was a son of the late Joseph Larry Griffin Jr. and Margaret Elizabeth Hewitt Griffin. He received his bachelor's degree in business administration in 1970 from the University of South Carolina; was a 1974 graduate of the USC School of Pharmacy; received his master's degree in accounting in 1975 from USC; was a charter member of the Puddin' Swamp Singers; was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church in Sumter; and was an avid golfer and Gamecock fan.

Surviving are a daughter, Megan Griffin Maxwell (Allen) of Aiken; a son, Joseph Larry Griffin IV of Florence; a sister, Susan Griffin Green (F.C.) of Turbeville; two grandchildren, Victoria and Isabella Griffin, both of Florence; a niece, Lauren Green Sayre (Rob) of Charleston; and two nephews, Lyle Green (Jennifer) of Lexington and Lee Green (April) of Turbeville.

Memorials may be made to Epworth Children's Home, P.O. Box 50466, Columbia, SC 29250.

Please visit www.floydfuneralhome.com for online condolences.