Services for the beloved Farmer John are set for Saturday

“Farmer John” Griffith passed away last month, receiving of friends is Sat. at noon at Hatmaker Funeral Home

LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF)- We all know Farmer John. Whether you’ve bought produce from him at the Farmers Market or heard him on the WLAF Trading Post, you know exactly who we are talking about.

In this story from the past, it was written, on Wed., March 27, 2019, as Farmer John Griffith’s 85th birthday was celebrated. In a visit to WLAF, he said there was more than four feet of snow on the ground when he was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, (near Harrisburg) back in 1934. He said  no one was coming or going, because they could not get the door to his home open. He was delivered by a midwife at 8:30 am that snowy morning coming in at 8 pounds and 15 ounces.

Farmer John invited folks to his birthday party later in the day on March 27, 2019. It was at Mama Lisa’s Pizzeria, next to Food Lion, from 5 pm to 7 pm.

Farmer John left us on November 15, 2025, and receiving of friends is Saturday from noon until 2pm with the funeral service at 2pm at Hatmaker Funeral Home at Lake City.

(WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 03/27/2019-6AM-REPUBLISHED-12/05/2025-11AM)