Former Southern Baptist missionary James Harris “Jim” McGriff died Aug. 15. He was 74.
McGriff was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Army and a Vietnam veteran. He also served as a missionary in Guatemala and Belize. For decades, he and his wife, Carol, led a thriving radio ministry to the K’ekchi’ people of Cobán, Guatemala, and he also wrote discipleship materials in the K’ekchi’ language.
McGriff earned degrees from the University of Alabama and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a member of Crossroads Community Church, Elmore.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Dawn. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Carol; son, Brantley; and daughter, Keeley.
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