Clay County AlArchives Obituaries.....Griffin , Silas U.  August 10, 1908
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Ashland Standard
One of the saddest deaths in the history of our country was that of Esquire 
Silas U. Griffin, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Wicker beat 
this week. The other members of the family had gone on a visit leaving Mr. 
Griffin at home to attend to his stock and things in general. Returning from 
their visit on Tuesday night Mr. Griffin was not at home and thinking that he 
was only spending the night with neighbors nothing was thought of his absence 
and no search made till on Wednesday morning while feeding the stock some member 
of the family found his body in the hog lot where it hid evidently for more than 
36 hours, being in an advanced stage of decomposition, and badly mutilated by 
the hogs. As to the cause of his death it is only speculative, but it is 
supposed that he died from heart failure or some other cause which produced 
sudden death, as no one believes any person would have murdered him and 
concealed the crime by placing the body where it was found. Mr. Griffin was one 
of the leading citizens of the county, having been Justice of the Peace for more 
than thirty years, and was held in highest esteem by all who knew him. 

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