Obituary of Sylvester Griggs Jr, Concordia Parish, LA Submitted by Bessie Ferrell ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Source: The Concordia Sentinel, July 14, 1999 Permission given by The Concordia Sentinel to place obituaries online. GRIGGS, SYLVESTER JR Services for Sylvester Griggs Jr., 51, of Rome, NY will be held Thursday, July 15, 1999 at 11 a.m. at New Morning Star Baptist Church in Ferriday. The Rev. Johnny Hollins will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday, July 14 from 3 until 9 p.m. at West Funeral Home and Thurday, July 15 from 10 until 11 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at National Cemetery in Natchez. Griggs died Wednesday, July 7, 1999. He was born April 27, 1948 in Elkhorn to Sylvester Griggs Sr. and Virginia Fletcher Griggs. He was a machinist with Revere Copper. Survivor information omitted for privacy purposes.