Obituary of Charles B. Griffis III, native of Richland Parish Louisiana
as published in the Richland Beacon News, July 25, 2002
Submitted by for the USGenWeb Archives by Dot Golliher, 07/29/2004



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 Charles B. Griffis III

Funeral services for Charles B.Pete" Griffis III were held 
July 24 at Grace Presbyterian Church with Dr.Edward Carver,
pastor, officiating. Graveside services followed at the
Atkins Family Cemetery in Athens under the direction of
Martin and Castille Funeral Home.

Mr. Griffis died July 20.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Lalande Griffis; his mother,
Ruth Ellen Griffis of Rayville; a sister, Lalla Mangin and her
husband, Albert of Atlanta, GA.; two nephews, Michael Mangin
and his wife Rhoda and Charles Mangin all of North Carolina;
his cousins, Charles Walter Cochran, James Cooper Cochran,
Lillian Chenoweth, Jenny Lou Bird,Joe T. Reeves III, Sam D.
Reeves, Frances Griffis, Jim Griffs, Ed Griffis, and Anne Spyker.

He was preceded indeath by his father.

A native of Rayville, Pete had been a resident of Lafayette 
since 1981 and had practiced law as a partner in the law firm of
Liskow and Lewis since that time. Pete graduated from Tulane
University, magna cum laude, in 1973, and was inducted into 
Phi Beta Kappa honor society. He subsequently received his
masters degree  in history from Louisiana State University
and taught high school and coached track in New Orleans. Thereafter, 
Pete attended Tuland Law School, Pete was selected to be a member
of the Tulane Law Review and Order of the Coif.

Following law school. Pete clerked for the Honorable Walter Marcus
on the Louisiana Supreme Court before joining Liskow and Lewis in 1981.
Pete was recognized throughout the state as an expert in mineral
law and oil and gas regulation and he participated in numerous 
lawsuits over his career involving oil and gas contracts and orders
of the Commissioner of Conservation.  He was a member of the Lafayette
Parish Bar Association, the Louisiana Bar Association and the American 
Bar Association and was very active in the Louisiana Independent Oil 
and Gas Association.

Outside the practice of law, Pete and Linda were very active in the
affairs of their church and Pete had numerous interests,especially 
reading, history and music. He loved sports and was an avid follower 
of Louisiana high school atheletics.

Pallbearers were Edward A. Griffis, Michael Mangin, Charles Mangin, 
Dr.Pete Dollan, Dr. Alan Wild, and George Denegre Jr.

Honorary pallbearers were members of Liskow and Lewis.

The family requests that donation in Pete's memory be made to Grace
Presbyterian Church, 518 Roselawn Boulevard, Lafayette, La. 70503.