John Wayne Griffith, Jr., born February 16, 1969, in Newport News, Va passed away suddenly on May 20, 2025 at the age of 56. He grew up in cities and states, but grew up in his teen years in Virginia and was a proud graduate of Poquoson High School. He loved sports, especially following the Washington Redskins and Alabama Crimson Tide, watching NASCAR, fishing and hunting. He is preceded in death by his grandparents, his step-brother Jerry “Bubba” Pinkard, Jr, Aunts Marie Gills, Christine Copeland, Tina Lawrence and Janice Griffith. John is survived by his loving mother Deborah Pinkard, step-father Jerry Pinkard, son Cody Griffith and three beautiful granddaughters, step-sister Emily Smith (Pinkard) and step-brother Jason Pinkard, aunts Louise Ferguson, Diana Griffith, Barbara Woolard, Sandra Purvis and Charlotte Gleba and numerous cousins.
A private service event will be held later.