Obituary of Charlie J. Griffin ~ 2004

Transcribed by Joan S Dunn

Source: The Herald-Sun Mar 6 2004

DURHAM - Charlie J. Griffin, age 90, beloved husband, father, grandfather, 
great-grandfather and friend died peacefully on Thursday, March 4, 2004, 
at his home.  
Charlie was born in Oriental, N.C. to the late Charles Franklin and Amanda 
Lupton Griffin. 
A graduate of Oriental High School, Charlie was a disabled Navy veteran of 
World War II. He moved to Durham in 1939, and was an active member with 
the Spence Sunday School Class at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church.  
Charlie began his career in the insurance industry with State Capital Life 
Insurance Company in Kinston and was later employed with Durham Life 
Insurance Company, where he retired in 1978. Charlie was a 57-year member 
of the Durham Masonic Lodge #352 A.F. & A.M. He also was a Shriner and a 
member of the Sudan Temple.  
Charlie is survived by his wife of 61 years, Mary Sturdivant Griffin; his 
son, Ronnie Griffin and wife, Grace; three grandchildren: Denise Griffin, 
Renee Smith and husband, Joe, and Candace Griffin; two great-grandchildren:
Caity Griffin and Trent Smith; one niece, Carol Anne Comer; six nephews, 
Charles Ball, Clifford Ball, George Ball, William Ball, Charles Comer and 
Tommy Comer, Jr.; brothers-in-law, Larry Sturdivant and John Sturdivant, 
and sister-in-law, Ruth Peninger. Charlie was preceded in death by his 
sisters, Elizabeth, Lillian and Carrie, and his brothers, Cyril, James and 
Ray.  
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, March 7, 2004, at Hall-Wynne 
Funeral Chapel with the Reverends Ruth Harper Stevens and Clifford Earl 
Ball presiding. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in Chapel Hill 
Memorial Cemetery.  
The family will welcome friends on Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hall-Wynne 
Funeral Home and other times at the home of Ronnie Griffin.  
Pallbearers will be Charles Ball, William Ball, Charles Comer, Tommy Comer,
Jr., Kent Peninger and Kenneth Sturdivant and members of the Spence Sunday 
School Class are invited to serve as honorary pallbearers.  
In lieu of flowers, contributions in Charlie's memory may be made to Duke 
Memorial United Methodist Church, 504 West Chapel Hill St., Durham, NC 
27701 - Hall-Wynne Funeral Service.





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