Lloyd Tayloe Griffith, 86, of Mount Holly, Northern Neck, VA, died December 18, 2016. He was born at Cherokee in Mount Holly, Westmoreland Co, VA, on November 3, 1930, the son of Dr Charles Yeatman Griffith and Louisa Carr Tayloe. He is survived by his wife, Mary Catherine Miles Griffith, and three children from his first marriage to Mary Chester Hazard Griffith: Mary Carroll Griffith Platt and her husband Alexander Hartley Platt of Washington, DC; Lindsay Carr Griffith Farino of Richmond, VA, and Charles Tayloe Griffith and his wife, Kristina Malcolm Griffith of Norfolk, VA.
He is also survived by seven grandchildren: Mary Hartley Platt, Christian Griffith Platt and his wife, Carolina Portago, Nicholas Hartley Platt, William Lloyd Farino, Wyatt Preston Farino, Julia Carr Farino, and Fraser Douglas Griffith. In addition, he is survived by a great grandson, Griffith Alexander Portago Platt.
Dr. Griffith was a graduate of Hampden-Sydney College and the University of Virginia Medical School and served in the U.S. Navy as a flight surgeon. Following his service, he returned to the Northern Neck and practiced family medicine with his father at Griffith Clinic in Mount Holly. Upon Dr. Lloyd’s retirement, after 52 years of service, the Clinic closed, having served generations of Northern Neck families for 82 years. Dr. Griffith was a Charter Fellow of the American Academy of Family Practice and an Assistant Medical Examiner for the Commonwealth of VA for 19 years. He was also an active member of Cople Episcopal Parish in Westmoreland Co. and served as a trustee and vestry member for many years. For most of his life, Dr. Griffith was an avid bird hunter and cherished time spent at his home, Albany Farm, with his many Chesapeake Bay Retrievers. A service will be held on Friday, December 23, 2016, at 11am at Yeocomico Church with a reception following. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Cople Episcopal
Parish.
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