Michael Allen McGriff, 32, Silver Lake, died at 9:48 p.m., Sept. 3, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, following an lengthy illness.

On Nov. 1, 1985, in Warsaw, he was born to Ricky McGriff and Robin A. (Canter) Bailey and had lived most of his life in Kosciusko county. He grew up in Claypool, lived in Warsaw and Old Orchard Beach, Maine.

He was a roofer for Timmerman Roofing, Warsaw; he also worked for Ziebart in Warsaw and KGP in Warsaw.

He attended Warsaw High School. He was an outdoorsman and loved camping, canoeing, surfing, hiking, spending time with his kids, and deer hunting. He loved playing basketball and softball.

He was a kind loving person who made friends easily and cherished those friendships dearly. He was a huge Boston Red Sox fan and was a master at fantasy sports. In his younger days he was a Kosciusko 4-H member.

Michael McGriff never knew a stranger, he made friends wherever, he went. He loved the state of Maine and made many friends while living there. He loved all that the outdoor had to offer there.

He is survived by his sons, Skyler McGriff and Micah McGriff; his parents: Ricky and Cindy McGriff, North Waterboro, Maine; and Robin (Ken) Bailey, Lodi, Ohio; sisters: Holly (fiancé Vuittonet) McGriff, Seville, Ohio; Anna (Dale) Stamper, Warsaw; step-sisters: Amanda Seamna, Alysha Mason and Ashley Bailey; step-brothers: Chris, Jessie and Nathan Bailey; grandmothers: Mary McGriff, Argos; Karen Stewart, Lodi, Ohio; his fiancée, Shasta Breidert, Silver Lake

Friends may visit with the family from 4-8 p.m., Friday Sept. 7, at the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, 208 N. Michigan St., Argos. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, with Rev. Phillip Burris. Burial will follow at the Maple Grove Cemetery, Argos.

Memorial contributions may be made to: Michael A. McGriff Memorial Fund – 208 N. Michigan St., Argos, IN 46501 or Skyler and Micah Education Fund – 208 N. Michigan St., Argos, IN 46501

Arrangements have been entrusted with the Earl-Grossman Funeral Home, Argos.