Wednesday, February 23, 2005, Obituaries.

Published 12:00 am Thursday, March 3, 2005

Robert F. Griffin

Services for Robert F. Griffin, 82, of Troy who died Sunday, February 20, 2005 at Troy Health and Rehab will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 22, 2005 at Skeen Funeral Home Chapel in Troy with Revs. Steve Rascoe and Mack Lowery officiating. He will lie in state one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be in Green Hills Memorial Park Cemetery in Troy under the direction of Skeen Funeral Home of Troy.

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Visitation was from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday, February 21, 2005 at the funeral home.

Mr. Griffin was born December 29, 1922 in Covington County. He was retired from the transportation industry as a truck driver.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Jessie Griffin and Annie Lou Griffin; son, Kenny Griffin and three brothers.

Survivors include his wife, Ellen Griffin of Troy; son, Danny Griffin of Troy; two daughters; Linda Griffin of Troy and Sheila and Richard Hyatt of Destin, Florida; nine grandchildren, Sanford and Taryn Parker of Chicago, Illinois, Jason and Stacie Black of Troy, Shelley and James Monsees of Destin, Stonie and Symantha Griffin, Craig and Heather Griffin and Josie and Rodney Griffin all of Troy, Colten Griffin of Birmingham, and Stuart Brown of Troy; six great-grandchildren, Bailey and Miranda Black of Troy, Mckenzie and Donovan Monsees of Destin and Payne and Phenix Griffin of Troy; brother, Braxton Griffin of Troy and a sister, Sara Knight of Troy.

Pallbearers will be his nephews.

The family request memorials be made to Wiregrass Hospice of Troy, P.O. Box 1146, Troy, Al. 36081.