Clay County AlArchives Obituaries.....Griffin, Herbert Edgar November 17 1979 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Herb Griffin n4zov@cableone.net June 18, 2004, 9:42 am The Lineville Tribune, November 22, 1979 Mr. Herbert E. Griffin, Age 79 Mr. Herbert E. Griffin, age 79, a resident of Lineville, Alabama, passed away Saturday, November 17, 1979 at his residence following a brief illness. Funeral services were held Monday, November 19, 1979 from the Lineville Baptist Church with the Rev. John Higdon and the Rev. Wayne Stevens officiating. Burial was in the Lineville City Cemetery with Brock Funeral Home directing. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Belva Strickland Griffin of Lineville; two daughters, Mrs. Christine Callahan of Anniston and Mrs. Roberta Nappier of Lincoln; one son, Herbert E. Griffin, Jr. of Oxford; two sisters, Mrs. C.G. Norred of Birmingham and Mrs. May Taylor of Lineville; 3 grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. Mr. Griffin was a native and lifelong resident of Clay County. He was retired from Lineville Motor Company, having worked there for 51 years. He was a member of the Lineville Masonic Lodge No. 219 and a former member of the Zamora Shrine Temple in Birmingham. He was a member of the Lineville Baptist Church. Active pallbearers were Cecil Linton, Earl Griffin, Millard Griffin, Pelham Griffin, Artis Paul Griffin, Winfred Griffin, Dorsey Eidson, Edward Linton, and Lenwood Griffin. Honorary pallbearers were Jack Whatley, Lester Proctor, Dugan Taylor, Gene Polland, Don Hogan, Dr. George Smith, Dr. Swain Rush, Bobby Wheeles, the employees of Lineville Motor Company and the employees of Sentell Oil Company. Additional Comments: Herbert E. Griffin was the son of George W. and Hester Ann Kitchens Griffin. He was born in the Pleasant Grove Community of Clay County in 1900. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb