Griggs Jr, Willie

Mr. Griggs died Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Born in Darlington Co., SC, he was a son of Hellen O‘Neal Griggs and the late Willie Lamuel Griggs, Sr. He was a member of Fourth Street Baptist Church and was employed with ABB of Florence as an electrical engineer. He served his country as a veteran in the U.S. Navy. Willie was an avid outdoorsman who loved to hunt and fish. He had a great love for his granddaughters and was very proud of them. Surviving are his wife, Janice Conyers Griggs of Hartsville, SC; sons, Michael Poston of Hartsville, SC, Lee Brown of Columbia, SC, Frankie Cassidy of Hartsville, SC; daughter and son-in-law, Chanda Griggs (Russell) Fenters of Hartsville, SC; mother, of White Pine, TN; sisters, Rosemary Griggs of Honolulu, HI, Janet Hill of Talbot, TN, Lilly Griggs Long of Dandridge, TN, Jenny Preston of Clarksville, TN; brothers, Roy Griggs of Smyrna, TN, Eric Griggs of White Pine, TN; grandchildren, Hunter Cassidy, Hannah Cassidy, Heather Fenters, Sabrena Brown. He was preceded in death by his son, William Heath Griggs, and his brother, Sandy Griggs. Funeral services for Willie L. “Tubby” Griggs, Jr., 57, will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home Chapel, and Rev. Tim Cotten will officiate the service. The family will receive friends Friday, March 18, 2011 from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the McLeod Hospice House, 1203 East Cheves St., Florence, SC 29506.