James Alva Griffin, 93, of Atlanta, GA, passed away peacefully on March 12, 2018, at Halcyon Hospice. He was born July 6, 1924 in Plains, GA to John Livingston Griffin and Ruth Pennington Griffin. He served as a hospital corpsman in the U.S. Navy during World War II with an Honorable Discharge in 1945. His experiences during the Normandy Invasion with the dead and dying awakened a compassion for the families left behind. He followed that path to a long, fulfilling career as a funeral director, working for H. M. Patterson and Son in Atlanta, primarily as the manager of Oglethorpe Hill.
He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Ruth Gartner Griffin and three children, Wanda Dukes and husband, Robert, Becky McGeehan and husband Patrick, John Griffin and wife Lisa, five grandchildren, Ruth Brown and husband Eric, Ashley Schnabel and husband Matt, Zack McGeehan, Lauren and Michael Griffin, and three great-grandchildren, Reagan Brown, Leighton Brown, and Kennedy Schnabel.
A memorial service will be held at St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church, 3110 Ashford Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, GA 30319, on March 26, 2018, at 11:00 AM. A reception will be held in the Parlor in Gable Hall following the service.
In lieu of flowers those who wish may make a donation to Our Lady of Perpetual Health Home, 760 Pollard Blvd SW, Atlanta, GA 30315 or a favorite charity.
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