Cecilia A. Griffey

Cecilia Ann Wallace Griffey passed away June 5, 2020 after a lengthy illness. She was born June 19, 1946 to Cecil Wayne and Mary Jane (Moore) Wallace. At the age of 4 she contracted polio and was paralyzed from the waist down. Her parents were devoted to raising her in as normal a manner as possible, and between multiple surgeries, she attended school, took music lessons (accordion) and would play special music at church, attended summer camps and managed to participate in a multitude of activities with her classmates and friends, and was even invited to the White House. She was always involved in softball, baseball, bowling, and basketball, even though she never played, she was always there cheering you on and greatly looked forward to her weekly card games with her childhood friends. She graduated from Camden High School in 1964 and attended Fort Wayne Business College with some of her close friends. She married Dale Griffey in 1967 and on August 10,1971 they welcomed their only son, James (Jamey) William Griffey. The only thing she loved more than sports, was her family. She loved being a mother, aunt, grandmother, and great grandmother. Cecilia may have been physically handicapped, but that never slowed her down or kept her from living her life to the fullest.

Cecilia was preceded in death by both of her parents, Cecil Wayne Wallace and Mary Jane (Moore) Wallace, her brother Steven Wayne Wallace, her son James (Jamey) William Griffey, and her great niece Lara Christine Marsh.

She is survived by her grand-daughter Brianna Griffey and fiancé TJ White, great-grandchildren; Jaidyn Griffey, Elianna Treida, and Jesse White (Camden), daughter-in-law Shirley Griffey (Camden), her niece Heather (Wallace)Marvin and husband Andy(Nevada), great niece Allissa (Lissy) Thomson and husband Corey (Texas); great-nephew Bryant Marsh (Hawaii), her nephew S. Todd Wallace and wife Jodie (W. Lafayette), great niece Aspen Randolph and husband Corey great nephews Liam and Spencer Randolph (W. Lafayette), great niece Carrington Wallace and Rey Melendrez (Texas), ex-husband Dale Griffey (Camden), Aunt’s Phyllis Moore (Delphi), and Betty Decker (Florida), and a multitude of friends and cousins. She will be greatly missed.

Funeral Service will be at 1pm on Saturday, June 20, 2020 at Camden United Methodist Church, 214 Cemetery Street, Camden, Indiana 46917. Visitation prior to service from 11am - 1pm