Obituary of Elwyn Cleo Griswold

Elwyn Cleo Griswold, 63, husband of Debra Oliver Griswold, died Monday, November 9, 2015 at MUSC Hospital in Charleston. Born in Phenix City, Alabama, he was a son of Cornelia Murphy Griswold and the late William Elwyn Griswold. Mr. Griswold was a member of Pinewood Baptist Church. He was a retired U. S. Air Force Senior Master Sergeant and was a veteran of Desert Storm. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; his mother of Columbus, GA; a son, Jason Griswold and wife Kayla of Sumter; a daughter, Jamie Brown of Sumter; six grandchildren, Austin Griswold, Brittany Griswold, Jonathan Griswold, Landon Griswold, Matthew Brown and Will Brown; his mother-in-law, Jean Oliver of Sumter; a brother, Deon Griswold and wife Mary of Sumter; and a sister, Judy Griswold Rachalla of LaGrange, GA. He was preceded in death by his father-in-law, Ed Oliver. Funeral Services will be held at 3 P.M. Friday at Pinewood Baptist Church with Rev. Kirk Carlisle and Rev. Bennie Barwick officiating. Burial with full military honors will be held at Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5 to 7 P.M. Thursday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Pinewood Baptist Church, P. O. Box 176, Pinewood, SC 29125. On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.