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From THE STARKVILLE DAILY NEWS
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Funeral services for William Griffin, Jr. will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, November 17 at St. Joseph in Starkville with Father Michael O'Brien officiating.
Mr. Griffin, 59, died Tuesday, November 14 at his Starkville residence.
A longtime businessman, Mr. Griffin was born in Kosciusko and was a resident of Greenville, where he was a graduate of Greenville High School class of '65. He was a former resident of Jackson prior to moving to Starkville, where he had been a resident for the past 16 years. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Survivors include his spouse, Susan Marion Griffin of Starkville: son Will (Debra) Griffin of Tampa, FL; sister Anita Griffin of Jackson; niece Melody Strong of Wesson, and many wonderful friends.
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Johnny Blanks
I was shocked when I read an email from Wade Wineman regarding William's death. I was also shocked when I found out that William was having a Catholic funeral. My wife and I went, as did a dozen or so of William's Delta friends. I remember William saying one time many years ago that when he died, he wanted to be buried with a carton of cigarettes, a fifth of Maker's Mark whiskey, and a telephone with him in the casket. When I asked him what the telephone was for, he jokingly said that when he finished the booze and the cigarettes, he was going to call his good friends to come and get him. As it turned out, his body was cremated and his ashes were spread up and down highway 61 between Cleveland and Leland. He absolutely loved Greenville and the Delta. He was a unique character. R.I.P. William