Andy Griffith remembered Pictures - CBS News Anna Mann and her daughter Serafina, 2, leave flowers next to a statue outside of the Andy Griffith Museum in remembrance of actor Andy Griffith on July 3, 2012 in Mt. Airy, N.C. Griffith died at his North Carolina home at age 86 on July 3, 2012. Pictures: Andy Griffith - 1926-2012 Credit: Grant Halverson/Getty Images