A prominent figure in the Llandudno community has died.

Harold Griffiths has been a part of the Llandudno community since he was born growing up on the West Shore and playing a part in a range of groups and clubs within the town.

Mr Griffiths was a part of Llandudno's RNLI, coastguard, sea angling club, rotary club and was founder of the Royal Naval Association and later chairman of the group.

He was also a part of the conservative club in Llandudno, Victoria Club in Craig-y-Don, a member of the British Legion and was in the Masons.

His daughter, Rebecca Lewis, said while being a part of all these different groups, family was still a major part of his life.

She said: "As a family we feel a great sadness at Harold's passing.

"He was at the very centre of our family and he will be sorely missed by us all. May he rest in peace.

"We'll miss his wicked sense of humour which he retained until the end! He use to tell extremely humorous stories and jokes which use to have us and others in fits of laughter.

"He use to have charisma and charm and people warmed easily to him."

Mr Griffiths was born to an old Llandudno family, grew up on the West Shore and left school at the age of 14.

He worked as an apprentice joiner in a boat builders in Deganwy which he left to do his National Service at 18 in the Royal Navy.

His post in the Navy took him travelling all over the world and spending some time in the Suez Canal.

He eventually left the Navy as a Chief Petty Officer to go into the building business with his twin bother Edgar.

At the beginning of the 1970s he left the business to start his own funeral directing business and later bought Gadds which was formally Griffith Roberts, in Jubilee Street, Llandudno.

He became a credited tutor of the National Association of Funeral Directors before in 1980, he was elected president of Chester and North Wales National Association of Funeral Directors.

He sold the business in 1988 and retired.