Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Griffin, Sollie March 26, 1938
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The Nashville Herald, March 31, 1938
The Nashville Herald, front page, March 31, 1938
Death Takes Sollie Griffin
Died Suddenly Saturday – Funeral Held Sunday Afternoon
	Mr. Solomon Griffin, well known farmer and resident of Nashville and 
Berrien County and former chief of police here, died suddenly at his home 
Saturday afternoon, March 26, at 1 o’clock from a heart attack.  His death came 
as a shock to all who knew him.  He had apparently been in good health preceding 
the attack.
	Mr. Griffin had been a life time resident of Berrien County, raising a 
family to prominent citizenship.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Griffin, 
late of Berrien County.  Born on November 4, 1871, at the time of his death he 
was 66 years of age.
	Funeral services were held at the Flat Creek Church on Sunday afternoon 
at 4 o’clock.  Rev. L.E. Williams of Macon conducted the services.  Interment 
followed in the Flat Creek cemetery.
	A quartet composed of N.H. Harper, Wiley Chambliss, Mrs. E.H. Brown, and 
Mrs. Charlie Griffin sang “The Old Rugged Cross,” and “How Beautiful Heaven Must 
Be.”  Mrs. Rachel Cox was pianist.
	Pall-bearers were friends of the deceased, E.S. Steward, S.T. Bragdon, 
N.N. Hughes, J.B. Boyett, Johnnie McDowell, and Charlie Gray.
	He is survived by his widow, seven sons and three daughters.  Noel E. 
Griffin, of Lakeland; Tharon Griffin, of New York City; D. Griffin, F.P. 
Griffin, W.E. Griffin, Junior Griffin, and Bobby Griffin, of Nashville; Mrs. 
J.A. Hamilton, Mrs. Buren Griner, and Miss Bessie Louise Griffin, of Nashville.
	Out of town visitors at the funeral included:
	Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Williams, of Norfolk, Va.; Mr. O.S. Williams, Mr. Jack 
Williams, Misses Ouida and Euna Lee Williams, of Orlando, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. 
Homer Parrish, and Mr. Lum Parrish, of Atlanta; Mr. and Mrs. James Parrish, 
Misses Naomi and Lucile Parrish, and Mr. William Strickland, of Jacksonville, 
Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. A.L. Webb, of Hahira.
	Funeral arrangements were in charge of Giddens Funeral Home of 
Nashville.


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