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Obituary: Hattie Imogene Griffiths

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Hattie Imogene Griffiths, 77, Harrisburg, passed away at 4:05 a.m. Saturday, July 30, 2011, at her residence in Harrisburg.

Imogene was born on June 6, 1934, in Karber&#39;s Ridge to the late Fred and Gertrude (Baldwin) Cox. She married Carl Griffiths on March 12, 1955, and he survives in Harrisburg.

She was a homemaker and a member of Dorrisville Baptist Church and Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Upsilon sorority. Imogene also served as a coordinator for the 4C&#39;s food pantry.

In addition to her husband, Imogene is survived by a daughter, Karen Sue Lampley and husband Danny of Harrisburg; four grandchildren, Matt Griffiths and wife Missty, Michelle Griffiths, Damon Lampley and wife Toni and Doug Lampley and wife Stephanie; four great-grandchildren, Darren Lampley, Brandon Lampley, Chance Griffiths and Sydney Lampley; a brother, Fred Cox Jr. of Deland, Fla.; a sister, Beatrice Borders of Harrisburg; two stepgrandchildren, Thomas Melton and Maggie Melton; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, David Griffiths; and daughter, Carla Weikart.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2011, at Reed Funeral Chapel in Harrisburg. The Rev. Dewayne Taylor will officiate; burial will follow in Sunset Garden Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2011, at Reed Funeral Chapel in Harrisburg. Memorials may be made to the 4C&#39;s, Dorrisville Baptist Church Building Fund or Hospice of Southern Illinois. Condolences may be sent to the family through the obituary page of the Internet site www.reedfuneralchapel.com.