Sussex-Brunswick County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Griffin, W. Wilson, 2006 

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WOODROW WILSON GRIFFIN 

  Woodrow Wilson Griffin, 91, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2006 at John 
Randolph Medical Center in Hopewell, Virginia.  He was a resident of 
Hopewell Health Care Center and Dolphin, VA.  Born in Wakefield, Virginia 
he was the son of the late Walter and Alma Epps Griffin.  Mr. Griffin was 
an avid fisherman and gardener.  He was predeceased by his wife of 64 years, 
Doris Felts Griffin; brothers, Clarence Griffin and William Griffin; and 
sister, Virginia G. Wright.

  He is survived by daughters, Faye G. Leonard and husband, Skip, of 
Petersburg, Bonnie G. Pendergrass of Prince George; son, Woody Griffon and 
wife, Susan, of Atlanta, GA; grandchildren, Clay and Jason Leonarf, Justin 
and Lindsay Bulifant; four great-granddaughters, Savannah, Mackenzie, Maggie 
and Elizabeth Leonard; a brother, O.C. Griffin; sisters, Leclare G. Brittle, 
Christine G. Vaden, and Betty G. Lineberry; special friends including the 
staff of Hopewell Health Care Center and Daisy Kelly of Dolphin, VA.

  Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, August 2, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. 
in Wakefield Cemetery, Wakefield, Va. with Rev. Billy Davis officiating. 
The family received friends at Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, on Tuesday 
evening.  In lieu of Flowers, donations may be made to your favorite charity. 
Purviance Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements.


Woodrow Wilson GRIFFIN, of Dolphin, retired farmer, 
b. 20 Nov 1914, Wakefield, d. 29 Jul 2006, Hopewell, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 2 Aug 2006, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), July 31, 2006, p. C-4 

*His parents are buried in another section.  Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His wife's obit ("Progress-Index," Mar. 23, 2004) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/g615d2ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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