Jimmie "Jimbo" Lamar Griffith Jr.

JIMMIE “JIMBO” L. GRIFFITH, JR.


Jimmie Lamar Griffith, Jr., 52, died unexpectedly Sunday, September 3, 2017. Born February 12, 1965 to Jimmie “Poddy” Lamar Griffith, Sr. (Darlene) & Martha Ann Solomon Lee, “Jimbo” was a longtime resident of Greenville having been born and raised here. He attended Berea Elementary, Middle, and High School, and continued on at Greenville Technical College. It was during his school years that Jimmie played many of the usual sports such as baseball, basketball, and football, but it was his love of football that took over and made him the true Clemson fan he came to be.  Even after leaving Greenville and moving to LaGrange, Georgia to further his education as a Master Plumber, Jimmie still followed and supported Clemson. He loved his Tigers through and through! In addition to his parents & step-mother, Jimmie is survived by his children, Hannah Griffith & Dylan Griffith, of LaGrange, GA; ex-wife, Holly Griffith, of LaGrange, GA; step-brother, Chad Matthews of Laurens, SC; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. He is preceded in death by both his paternal and maternal grandmothers, Helen Griffith & Elizabeth Solomon; and uncles, Randall Griffith & James Solomon. Local services will be held in Greenville on Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Westville Funeral Home, 6010 Whitehorse Road, Greenville, South Carolina 29611. The visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. with a service following in the chapel at 11:00 a.m. Jimmie will be laid to rest at Graceland West Cemetery, 4814 Whitehorse Road, Greenville, South Carolina 29611