Alton P. Griffin, Sr., 86, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Tuesday, January 26, 2010, at the Carl Vinson Veterans Hospital in Dublin.
Funeral services will be held 11 A.M. Saturday, January 30, 2010, at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Barry Gordon officiating. Interment will follow in Big Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 9 A.M. until the funeral hour.
The last of ten children, Mr. Griffin was born February 19, 1923 in Ben Hill County to the late Joseph H. and Bessie Bell Griffin. He moved back to Ben Hill County in 1981 and was a former resident of Ocala and Winter Haven, FL. Mr. Griffin served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a self-employed carpenter and mechanic and a member of Crossview Baptist Church.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law: Alton Preston and Anna M. Griffin of Ocala, Fl; daughter: Vivian Diane Griffin of Ocala, FL; 5 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Daisy Christine Ryan.