Anniston – Funeral services for Mr. Donald Ray Ginn, 81, will be Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Chapel Hill Funeral Home with Mike Whisenant, and Chance Goodwin officiating with burial to follow at Edgemont Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday, September 29, 2018 from 6-8p.m. at the funeral home.
Mr. Ginn passed on Wednesday, September 26, 2018 at Stringfellow Memorial.
Mr. Ginn leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife of 57 years, Joan Collins Ginn; daughter, Donna (Phil) Waits; sisters, Quintell Newsome, and Sandra (Hal) West; daughter-in-laws, Katrina Ginn, and Theresa Ginn; precious grandchildren, Victoria Ginn, Lauren Ginn, Alexandria Ginn; nieces, Mandy West, and Judy (Jack) Hines.
Pallbearers will be Paul Dean, Jimmy Coleman, Byron Greenwood, Jackie Griffith, Buster Hughes, Johnny Kelley, Mike Medders, Hal West, and Ronald Windsor. Honorary pallbearer will be, Charles Gardner, Charles Stegall, and the late Bobby Freeman.
Mr. Ginn was proceeded in death by his mother, Oda Ginn; father, Lawrence Ginn; son, Garron Michael Ginn; brother-in-law, Herman Newsome; nephew, Steve Newsome.
Mr. Ginn was a native and lifelong resident of Calhoun County, a member of Saks Church of Christ for 51 years where he served as a deacon and elder for many years. He served in the Army National Guard; a graduate of Oxford High School class of 1955, and attended Jacksonville State University. Mr. Ginn was all county 1955, all six district 1955, all State 1955, MVP in Oxford basketball and was JSU record holder for free throws in tournament. After leaving college and serving in the Army, he began his 27-year career with Household Finance Corporations. Following his retirement from Household Finance, he opened his own business, Security South Mortgage and retired again after 20 years.
Mr. Ginn’s love of Alabama football and playing golf was only exceeded by his love for his family. His family would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Stringfellow Hospital for the wonderful and loving care given to him during his illness.
