Wilma Nell Revels Griffin, 79, of Tifton, died Wednesday, January 10, 2007, at Tift Health Care. Graveside funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, January 12, 2007, in Oak Ridge Cemetery. Rev. Larry Cone will officiate with burial to follow in Oak Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 12, 2007, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Ms. Griffin was born on October 10, 1927 in Wilcox County and was the daughter of Dan Revels and Minnie Bennett Revels, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Nelson P. Griffin, who died in 1997; two brothers and four sisters. She was retired from the Tifton Cotton Mill and a member of New Bethel Baptist Church. She had lived in Tifton most of her life.
Ms. Griffin is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law, J.D. and Brenda Griffin of Tifton, Nelson, Jr. and Annette Griffin of Tifton and Roger and Paula Griffin of Huntington, West Virginia; one daughter and son-in-law, Cathy and Joe Carson of Leesburg; eight grandchildren, Teresa Giddings, Karen May, Damon Griffin, Jesse Griffin, Joy Courtoy, Zack Watkins, Joseph Carson III and Lauren Carson; and seven great grandchildren, Emily May, Racheal Griffin, Maggie Griffin, Carly Courtoy, Shane Courtoy, Joseph Carson IV and Haley May.