Ish Griffith

Hazel “Ish” Griffith, 91, of Union City passed away Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022, at her home.
Graveside services will be Wednesday at 1 p.m. in East View Cemetery. Visitation will be held at White-Ran-son Funeral Home on Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 12:45 p.m.
Mrs. Griffith was born in Erwin on Nov. 17, 1930, to the late Raymond Buchanan and the late Georgia Lee Garland Buchanan. She married the late Sherrell Griffith in 1953. He preceded her in death on Nov. 3, 1997. She graduated from Unicoi County High School and then attended the Baptist Memorial Hospital School of Nursing. She was a member of First Baptist Church where she taught a Sunday School Class and served on various committees.
She was actively involved in nursing until her retirement in 1995. She had been employed at the Union City Clinic and the Tennessee Department of Public Health. She had been named Nurse of the Year by District 22, Tennessee Nurses Association, Tennessee Nurse in Action and had served on the Tennessee Board of Nursing.
Mrs. Griffith is survived by her daughter, Martha Stephenson of South Fulton; her granddaughter, Amy Palmer, and grandson, James Bailey, of Dyersburg; two brothers, Mr. and Mrs. James Buchanan of Erwin and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Buchanan of Blountville; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Griffith was preceded in death by her brother, Herb Buchanan.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.white-ranson.com.

Publish in The Messenger 8.30.22