Dewey W. "Red" Griffith, 83, of South Bend, Ind., and Kenansville, Fla., died Monday, June 19, 2006, in Memorial Hospital of South Bend.

He was born on Jan. 3, 1923, in Shirley, the son of Fred and May (Ragsdale) Griffith. He retired from Murphy Motor Freight as a driver in 1984.

On Sept. 28, 1946, he married Juanita Vinson.

He was a World War II Army Veteran and he loved to fish.

He was preceded in death by five sisters and three brothers.

Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Juanita; his children, Charlotte (Joe) Barrier of of South Bend, Ind., Lisa (Dave) Moak of Vacaville, Calif., Brenda (Rob) Matthews of Chandler, Ariz., Wendell (Marilyn) Griffith of South Bend, Ind., and Brian Griffith of South Bend, Ind.; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Mildred Sheehan of Ronoake, Va., and Wilma (Don) McIntosh of Springdale; a sister-in-law, Estelle Kile of Bessemer, Ala.; and a brother-in-law, Sam Stewart of Kenansville, Fla.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 23.