Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Griffin, Richard E., 1938 

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RICHARD ELLIOTT GRIFFIN 

  Suffolk, Nov. 19 - Richard Elliott Griffin, 88, died this afternoon at 5 
o'clock at his home near Whaleyville after a lengthy illness.  He is survived 
by his widow, Mrs. Nettie Jane Griffin; seven daughters, Mrs. Walter Briggs, 
Mrs. Harvey Baines, and Misses Irma, Susie and Ella May Griffin, of 
Whaleyville; Mrs. Tom Nixon, of Hertford, and Mrs. Roy Brinkley, of Cypress 
Chapel; two sons, H.E. Griffin, of Whaleyville, and R.C. Griffin, of Buckhorn; 
26 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. 

  The body was brought to the funeral home of I.O. Hill & Co. here where it 
will remain until 9:30 Tuesday morning when it will be taken to the residence 
and thence to Cypress Chapel Christian Church, where funeral services will be 
conducted by the Rev. R.E. Brittle, the Rev. J.M. Smith and the Rev. J.S. 
Johnson.  Burial will be in the church cemetery. 

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RICHARD ELLIOTT GRIFFIN 

  Suffolk, Nov. 20  - Funeral services for Richard E. Griffin will be held 
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Cypress Chapel Christian Church by the 
Rev. R.E. Brittle, pastor, assisted by the Rev. James Smith, of Winfall, N.C., 
and the Rev. J.S. Johnson, of Whaleyville.  Burial will be in the church 
cemetery. 

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RICHARD ELLIOTT GRIFFIN 

  Suffolk, Nov. 22 - Funeral services for Richard Griffin were conducted this 
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at Cypress Chapel Christian Church, by the Rev. J.M. 
Smith and the Rev. J.S. Johnson.  Burial was in the church cemetery. 

  The church choir accompanied by Mrs. Wallace Brinkley, sang "No 
Disappointment in Heaven," "Jesus, Lover of My Soul," and "Abide with Me."  A 
solo "God's Way," was sung by Mrs. Wallace Brinkley, accompanied by Miss 
Elizabeth Brinkley.  There were many floral tributes and the casket was 
covered with a pall of lilies and red roses.  Active pallbearers were Theodore 
Griffin, Ernest Griffin, Max Griffin, Paul Smith, Arthur Smith, Jesse Griffin, 
Butler Griffin and Garland Griffin.  Honorary pallbearers were friends of the 
family. 


Richard Elliott GRIFFIN, retired farmer, 
b. 11 Aug 1850, Nansemond Co., d. 19 Nov 1938, Nansemond Co., 
interred in Cypress Chapel Christian Church Cemetery*, 22 Nov 1938, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Sun., Nov. 20, 1938, p. 16; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Mon., Nov. 21, 1938, p. 11; 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Wed., Nov. 23, 1938, p. 12 

*Additional information: 

Cypress Chapel list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cypress.txt 

Photos of his gravestone & plot - added by Jake Dog - are posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #103523110. 

D.Cert. 25960 (Cypress #11) gives son of Richard Elliott GRIFFIN & Elizabeth 
   SKINNER; the informant was Mrs. Roy BRINKLEY - his daughter Nettie Marie. 

Rather, his parents were Richard H. & Lucretia GRIFFIN. 


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