Background
Griffith, William Herbert was born on May 29, 1930 in Newark. Son of Herbert William and Gladys Winifred Griffith.
Griffith, William Herbert was born on May 29, 1930 in Newark. Son of Herbert William and Gladys Winifred Griffith.
AB, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri, 1959. Master of Divinity, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Missouri, 1963. Master of Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1973.
Doctor of Ministry, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1981.
Served with United States Air Force, 1948—1956. Pastor New Liberty Baptist Church, Oak Grove, Missouri, 1956—1960. Administrator for process engineering Ford Motor Company, Kansas City, 1960—1963.
Chaplain United States Air Force, 1963—1977. Psychotherapist Vipcare, 1978—1986. Resident in psychotherapy Virginia Institute Pastoral Care, Richmond, 1981.
Private practice, 1986—2001. Major United States Air Force, 1948-1977.
Board directors Salvation Army, Valdosta, Georgia, 1968—1971, Hampton, Virginia, 1973—1977. Fellow: American Association Pastoral Counselors. Member: American Association Marriage and Family Therapists (clinical member), York Rite Masons, Scholar Shipkey, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Gamma Mu, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Elsie Mae Collins (divorced 1972). Children: William Eugene, Deborah Sue. Married Ruby Jane McClain, April 13, 1973.