James Leonard Griffin

James Leonard Griffin, Jr., 88, of Cayce, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 13, 2018. He was born on July 23, 1929 in Scranton, North Carolina and was the son of Jeanette and James Leonard Griffin, Sr. He was married to Barbara Massey on December 23, 1951 at Spring United Methodist Church in Skippers, Virginia. After graduating from East Carolina with a degree in Music Education and Science, they moved to Columbia, SC. He served in the Army and played in Fort Jackson's Army band. He was choir director at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ for many years. He became band director at Brookland-Cayce High School, then principal at BC #2 and later Busbee Middle School. After a health scare, he made a career change, completing his doctorate in science with an emphasis in nutrition. He served his community as a holistic health practitioner for over forty years up until six months before his death. Surviving are his wife, Barbara Griffin; children, James Lynn Griffin, (Vaughan), and Linda G. Michalski (Bob); and 5 grandchildren; and 9 great-grandchildren. A celebration of life service will be held at Trinity Baptist Church in Cayce on Tuesday, January 16th, at 2pm. There will be no prior visitation and a private burial afterwards. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 2003 Charleston Hwy., Cayce, SC 29033. Thompson Funeral Home of West Columbia is assisting the family.