March 24, 1936 - February 3, 2026
Leon Griffith, 89, of Marvell, Arkansas passed away on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. He was born on Tuesday, March 24, 1936 in Dyess Colony, Arkansas. He was born to the late Hugh and Leslie Griffith. Leon loved fishing, watching football and westerns. He was a great storyteller and loved telling jokes.
He is survived by his wife, Brenda Griffith; step-sons, Bobby Childers (Jennifer) of DeWitt, Arkansas, Calvin Childers of Marvell, Arkansas and Jonathon Childers (Jamal) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; brothers, Frank Griffith, Don Griffith and Jimmy Griffith; a host of nieces and nephews.
Leon is preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Louise Griffith and sister, Helen Thomas.
Serving as pallbearers will be Calvin Childers, Stone Matthews, Brannon Finch, William Oneal, Ethan Moss and Justin Burmingham.
A funeral service honoring his life will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, February 6, 2026 at Roller-Citizens Funeral Home in West Helena, Arkansas. A visitation will be held prior at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
Services will be directed by the staff of Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Helena, (870)-572-2571. Relatives and friends may sign the online guestbook at www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/westhelena.
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Steve and Shelia Clemons
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Brenda you are in our thoughts and prayers and I know you will miss him, you take care
ronnie dillard
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Sorry to hear about Uncle Leon . He was a good man and will be missed and remembered by family and friends.
Carolyn Reisinger
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Brenda , Leon will truly be missed, I will always remember him as always laughting and telling Jokes just to get you to laugh and laugh hisself . he got a big kick out of that , but everybody that knew him liked him and Loved to hear all his stories and his jokes. that seemed to keep him happy the most. He was my brother-in-law for a very long time well 71 years. Yes he will be truly missed im sure by everybody that knew him . May God bless you and keep watch over you in these times. Love you Brenda may the good LOrd be with you . Love Carolyn Reisinger
Gail Caler
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
So sorry for the lost of uncle Leon passing, Brenda you are in our thoughts and prayers! Hard to believe he is gone! May God bless you and give you strength during this time! ❤️❤️ y’all.