Help the Griffith Family Honor Charles' Memory

This GoFundMe was started on behalf of my childhood best friend, Shannon Griffith, and her family. This holiday season they lost their dad, Charles Griffith, unexpectedly. They are requesting some support to afford the cremation and funeral costs. Losing a loved one is one of the hardest things you can go through. It's made even harder when you can't afford to give them the goodbye they deserve.

You can also send funds directly to Shannon’s Venmo @ShanShan801 or Cashapp $ShanShan801

A little about Charles Griffith:

My father, Charles Griffith, was someone who always left their mark on you. From his witty humor to how he loved us unconditionally. He may have been my dad, but he was also my best friend from the very beginning. Even after 30+ years of his daughters' lives he always chose to take care of his girls first. He did his absolute best and would never let his girls go without, even when he was struggling too. He saved me time and time again from any kind of struggle and from myself.

My dad was an Army Vet and dedicated part of his life to the military. I was so proud of him and wanted to be just like him, I even tried to join myself. He always made sure we were as taken care of as he could manage. And now it’s our turn to make sure he’s taken care of, his death on 12/11 was very unexpected and sudden. In a whole other state while he was caring for my 95 year old grandmother. No one in our family thought it would happen, not now anyway.

Unfortunately, my father did not have any life insurance to cover funeral costs and we are drowning in bills and debt already. The least I can do as his daughter is try my hardest to get his funeral/cremation costs taken care of. We want to give my dad the memorial he deserves and give my family some time to hopefully not worry about how we’re going to pay the mortgage or the bills while we grieve this tremendous loss. I want to honor my fathers memory and say our last goodbyes.

I’m currently asking for donations to help cover these costs of his funeral/cremation. We need to raise 5,000 dollars as quickly as we can in order to bring my dad home. All donations are extremely appreciated and any extra will be used to help us keep our house, pay our bills, buy groceries and allow us time to mourn and grieve. Thank you all so much for taking the time to read this.