Era Thay (Moss) Griffis
Jul 20, 1921 - Sep 11, 2015
Posted by Jo Aguirre

Greer Funeral Home

Era Thay Griffis, age 94, of Willow, passed away Friday morning, September 11, 2015, at a Sayre Nursing Home.

Mrs. Griffis was born on July 20, 1921, in the Jester Community to James Barnett and Addie Elizabeth (McWhirter) Moss. When she was eight months old, her mother passed away with pneumonia, leaving behind Era, her sister, Gladys and her dad, Jim. Jim’s parents, A.T. and Anna Moss moved from Texas to Oklahoma and made their home with Jim to take care of him and the girls. Her grandmother was the only mother she knew and she was grateful all her life for the love, care and Christian influence she gave her. Era graduated from Plainview High School in 1939 as Salutatorian of her class. She attended Mangum Junior College two years and then Southwestern Teachers College in Weatherford, graduating with a life elementary teacher’s certificate in 1942. Her first school was in a two room school at Hibbard, Oklahoma, east of Erick. She went on to teach twenty years, all in Greer County. On January 5, 1945, she married the love of her life, Filey Morris Griffis, and they spent the next sixty-seven wonderful years together before his death on December 13, 2011. Living on the farm all of their lives, she was a faithful member of the Church of Christ. She taught Sunday School Class for many years and was active in Vacation Bible School. Era loved to sew, piece quilts, quilt and was interested in her Homemakers group which she belonged to for 32 years. Her family was very important to her. Her grandchildren and great grandchildren were her pride and joy, referring so many times with “Bless their little hearts”.

Preceded in death by her grandparents; her parents; her sister, Gladys Paxton and husband Gerald; her husband, Filey Morris Griffis; one grandson, Filey Lance Griffis; two great granddaughters, Grace Ann Perez and Olivia Thay Perez, she is survived by three children, Laneeta Ann Malone of Edmond, Sonya Thay Patten and husband Randy of Willow and Kenneth Moss Griffis of Willow; seven grandchildren, Nathan Malone of Oklahoma City, Laci Perez and husband Tony of Oklahoma City; Tori Thay Britton and husband Bradley of Willow; Tanner Patten of Willow, Anna Rogers and husband Rodney of Willow, Cody Griffis and wife Jamie of Willow and Sarah Bogart of Mangum; ten great grandchildren, Betsy Perez, River Britton, Allie Britton, Luke Rogers, Beau Rogers, Zeke Rogers, Laramie Griffis, Gage Griffis, Callie Griffis and Cade Griffis; two nieces, Janna Shaver and her husband Marion and Carolyn Nees; one nephew, Larry Paxton and wife Louise along with many other relatives and friends.

Era was a wife, mom and ma who left a lasting memory of love, laughter and life’s values on her family and friends.

Funeral services for Era Thay Griffis will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, September 14, 2015, at the Willow Church of Christ with Ken Hamilton and Jim Foster officiating.

The family will greet friends at Greer Funeral Home, in Mangum, on Sunday afternoon from 5 until 6 p.m.

Online tributes may be made to the family at www.GreerFuneral.com