Sharon "Kay" Griffitts

Sharon “Kay” Beard Griffitts, 58, of Dayton, passed away Saturday, June 25, 2016, at her residence.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at the Pace-Stancil Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Linney Cemetery in Dayton. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home. Services are under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton.

Kay was born April 9, 1958 in Dayton, to parents; Jack and Ricki Williams Beard, and has been a lifelong resident of Dayton. She was a graduate of the Dayton High School class of 1976, attended the First Assembly of God Church, and was a former secretary for the ILA #28 Federal Credit Union. She also enjoyed gardening and riding motorcycles.

Mrs. Griffitts was preceded in death by her father: Jack Beard. She is survived by her husband of eight years: Dean Griffitts of Dayton, daughter: Jessica Francella Ramirez of Colorado, mother: Ricki Williams Beard of Dayton, brothers: Jr. Beard of Dayton and Ed Beard and wife Nanette of Dayton, sisters: Vickie Wegner and husband Bill of Dayton and Jackie Brightwell and husband David of Frankston, grandchildren: Meadow Dougherty, River Dougherty, and Sierra Dougherty, numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.