Mitchell County  Georgia Obituaries Joseph Jasper Griner 1920

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Obituary of Joseph Jasper Griner 
as written in "The Camilla Enderprise" dated 5 Mar 1920.  


Camilla, Georgia.  A sad shock was experienced by many friends throughout 
the County Monday morning when it became known that Mr. Jasper J. Griner had died 
suddenly and unexpectedly Sunday, 28 Feb 1920, at 8:00 PM.  Mr. Griner had been in 
declining health for months and had been subject to attacks of the heart, yet he was 
thought to be as well as usual when he retired Sunday night at the home of his son, Mr. 
Sam Griner. Shortly after he retired, he was heard struggling by his son and daughter-in-
law  in the next room.  Thinking that one of his attacks had come on,  Mr. and Mrs. 
Griner ran in to help their father, and found him expiring, the end coming in a few 
moments.  Funeral services were held at Mt. Zion Church Monday, 1 March at 4:00 PM.  
Rev H.N. Burnett, a lifelong friend of the deceased, conducted the services and a large 
number of friends and relatives attended the funeral, paying honor and respect to the 
memory of the departed.  Mr. Griner was among the oldest citizens of the county.  He 
was 75 years of age at the time of his death.  He was also one of the earliest settlers of the 
county, and was looked upon as part of the county and he was.  Stalwart in character, true 
and courageous, he was a man on whom to depend.  He was plain and unpretentious, yet 
possessed a cheerful, sunny disposition which was always the same.  The deceased was 
loved and honored by all who knew him and his death removes from our midst one of the 
best citizens of the county, a man who has served his day well and who will long live in 
the memory of those who have known and loved him in life.  Mr. Griner was also a 
veteran of the Civil War, serving four years with honor and bravery in the Confederate 
Army.  The deceased is survived by his two sons, Mr. C.G. Griner and Mr. S.G. Griner 
and two daughters, Mrs. T.W. Curles and Mrs. Eliza Luckey, all of this county.  He 
leaves also four sisters, Mrs. Eliza Cumbie of Boston; Mrs. Jack Philips of Coolidge; 
Mrs. Rhoda West of Doerun; and another sister living near Hartsfield; four brothers, Mr. 
Offie Griner of Bainbridge;  Mr. Lee Griner of Moultrie; Mr. Billy Griner of Bridgeboro 
and Mr. Tom Griner of Sale City, who mourn his loss.  The entire county feels the loss of 
this notable citizen, and sympathy is extended to the bereaved family by their many 
friends, who sorrow with them.