Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Dr. George G.  Griffen April 1904
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The Georgia Enterprise, Apr. 8, 1904

DEATH OF DR. GRIFFEN
One of the City's Best Known Physicians Died Monday
  Shortly after one o'clock Monday afternoon, Dr. George G. Griffen
one of the best known Covington physicians and citizens passed away
at his home on Clark street, after a sickness of about three weeks.
The news of his death spread rapidly and many feeling tributes were
paid him by his friends and admirers. It can be truthfully said that
no citizen of Covington has enjoyed more popularity and esteem and 
if there was ever a man who passed through life and died without an
enemy, Dr. Griffen was that man.
  The funeral service was conducted at his home Tuesday afternoon
by Rev. R. C. Cleckler and his remains taken to Oxford for interment.
  The veterans of Jefferson Lamar Camp, No. 305, U. V. C. of which
he was an honored member, attended the funeral in a body and acted
as honorary escort in the procession. Arriving at the cemetery in 
Oxford, they formed a circle around the grave, and remained standing,
with bowed heads, until their beautiful and impressive burial ceremony
was read by the commander, and prayer offered by their chaplain.
  Dr. Griffen was sixty-nine years of age and is survived by two
brothers and one sister, J. H. Griffen, of College Park, C. M. Griffen,
of Covington and Mrs. Frank M. Means, of Oxford.There are five children
living, Mrs. T. R. Jones, of Cartersville, Mrs. Robt. Tompkins, of
Helen, Mr. Robt. Griffen, of C?, Mr. ? ? ,and Susie Griffen, of Covington.
  During the Civil War he was a surgeon in the Confederate Army and 
at the time of his death was a prominent member of the local camp,
Confederate veterans.

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