John Willie “Grip” Griffin

Obituary For John Willie “Grip” Griffin

Graveside service for John Griffin, 73, of Auburn, AL, will be at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Westview Cemetery, 700 Westview Drive, Auburn, AL 36830, Brother L.H. Howard will Officiate.

Mr. Griffin, who passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at his home in Auburn, Alabama, was born April 30, 1951, in Lee County, Alabama.

Public viewing will be Friday, March 14, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Mr. Griffin is survived by: his wife of fifty years, Constance Griffin; two sons John Griffin, Jr. and Oscar Griffin; two daughters, Corlynn Griffin and Jennifer Griffin; six grandchildren, Corneilus Griffin, Tawanda Fuller, Ariel Griffin, Cordarius Griffin, Anthony Patterson, Jr. and Lakayla Nelson; one great-granddaughter, Aryah Vidal; three sisters, Alice Preston, Margaret Tatum and Elizabeth Richardson all of Auburn, AL; mother-in-law, Annie Mae Rankins; one brother-in-law, Wallace Rankins, Jr.; two sisters-in-law, Melissa Rankins and Vivian Rankins both of Atlanta, GA; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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