Appling-Pierce County GaArchives Obituaries.....Essie Estella Davis Griffis March 3 1975 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Teresa Griffis tgriffis@wayxcable.com July 28, 2003, 9:21 pm WAYCROSS JOURNAL-HERALD, Monday, March 3, 1975, page 5 Mrs. Essie Griffis BLACKSHEAR–Mrs. Essie Davis Griffis, 83, died early this morning in Pierce County Hospital following a long illness. A native of Appling County, she had lived in Pierce County for a number of years. She was a member of Big Creek Primitive Baptist Chruch. She was widow of Alonzo Griffis. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Joe Thornton, Brunswick, Mrs. Tommy Thornton, Waycross, and Mrs. Ottis Sinclair, Patterson; four sons, Newton Griffis, Jacksonville, Fla., H.O. Griffis, Waycross, C.F. Griffis, Blackshear, Emory Griffis, Folkston; one sister, Mrs. Jim Thornton, Screven; 29 grandchildren, 54 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Clough-Pearson Funeral Home. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb