Mary Alice Griffin Meyers

1932 - 2025

Mary Alice Griffin Myers

February 4, 1932 - November 13, 2025

Raleigh, North Carolina - Mary Alice Griffin Myers was born on February 4, 1932, in Martin County, North Carolina, to Wendell Washington Griffin and Strelsa Manning Griffin. Their family home and farmland, called The Islands, is tucked into a tributary of the Roanoke River near Williamston. Alice studied art at the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro and met Grady Bennett Myers, Jr. at a UNC InterVarsity Christian Fellowship event.

After graduation, Alice taught high school art in Atlanta, Greensboro, and Richmond. Alice and Bennett married in 1962, and together they raised two sons, Raleigh and Peter. The family lived in Chapel Hill, Salem, Virginia, and Concord, New Hampshire, before moving to Fayetteville in 1980.

In 2000, Alice and Bennett built a home in the Solterra community in Durham, where they tended the community garden, hosted arts cafe nights, and made the best of friends. They moved to the Cardinal retirement community in Raleigh in 2024 to be closer to their sons and families.

Alice dedicated her life to her family and her art. She painted in oil and watercolor, from still life and portraits to landscapes, abstracts, and murals - all with her signature realistic style and vibrant palette.

Alice showed and sold her works over the years. Her oil monotype of Osprey Point, Maine won a juried competition in 1999 and was featured in an issue of the Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center. In 2019, she and Bennett hosted a retrospective show in their home. In 2024 and 2025, Alice donated watercolor and woodcut pieces to shows sponsored by Weldon in Action and the Halifax Arts Council.

Alice joins her parents, Strelsa and Wendell, sister Betty Lou, and brother Fred in the church triumphant.

Alice leaves behind husband, Bennett Myers; brother, Wade Griffin and wife Nancy; son, Raleigh and wife Jenni; son, Peter and wife Jennifer; granddaughters, Evelyn and Lily; and many, many dear friends and extended family members.

We remember Alice as a bright, kind artist who laughed easily, loved generously, and made everything more beautiful.

Alice's memorial service will take place on Saturday, November 22nd at 11 am at Raleigh Moravian Church, 1816 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607.

Before the service, the family will have a private burial in God's Acre at Oakwood Historic Cemetery in Raleigh.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Raleigh Moravian Church, 1816 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27607 (http://www.raleighmoravian.org/), or the United Arts Council, 711 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC 27603 (https://unitedarts.org/).

Brown-Wynne, 300 Saint Mary's St., Raleigh is serving the Myers family.