Isle of Wight County-Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Griggs, Thad L., 1947 

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Thad L. Griggs, 29 Of Norfolk, Died October 1st 

  Thad Lemuel Griggs, 29, died October 1st., at 10:40 a,m., at a local 
hospital after a long illness.  He was the son of the late Thad Gus Davis 
Griggs and Mrs. Annie Griggs, and resided at 2930 Fireside Road, Norfolk. 

  Besides his wife, he is survived by three childen, James L., Edward, and 
Elizabeth Jane Griggs, all of Norfolk; three brothers, Richard W. and Sidney 
Griggs, of Smithfield; John T. Griggs of Norfolk County; five sisters, Mrs. 
H. Gay, of Smithfield; Mrs. L.E. Bassett of Norfolk County; Mrs. C.L. Guy, 
of Zuni; Mrs. P.L. Stanley, of Chuckatuck, and Mrs. G.W. Edwards, of Isle 
of Wight County. 

  The body was removed to the funeral home of Paul B. Warren and Son. 

  Funeral services were held Friday at the Antioch Christian Church, near 
Windsor.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 


"Thad" Thaddeus Lemuel GRIGGS, of Norfolk, retired farmer, 
b. 18 May 1918, Smithfield, IoW.Co., d. 1 Oct 1947, Princess Anne Co., 
interred in Antioch Christian Church Cemetery*, near Windsor, 3 Oct 1947, 
"Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 30, No. 18, Wed., Oct. 8, 1947, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Antioch list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/antioch.txt 

Unmarked?  Not on: 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #20: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His parents, "Thad" Thaddeus Augustus & Sarah Annie (HOLLAND) GRIGGS, 
   are also buried there.  Their gravestones show Thaddeus L. & Annie H. 

D.Cert. 23226 (Kempsville #140), posted with Find a Grave Memorial 
   #207643753 [no grave photo], gives Lemuel Thad, son of Thad Augustus 
   Davis GRIGGS. 


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