WALTER RAY "FROG" GRIFFIN
June 18, 1950-July 27, 2016
Walter Ray “Frog” Griffin, 66, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center.
Frog was born in Wilson County, N.C., June 18, 1950, to the late Warren Harding and Annie Lois Medlin Griffin.
He was a combat veteran of the United States Army, having served twice during the Vietnam War, and was a recipient of the Purple Heart.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 30, 2016, at 10 a.m. from the chapel of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont. Interment will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Fremont with military honors.
He is survived by his wife, Debra Thompson-Griffin; one daughter; one brother, Harry Gregory Griffin and wife, Jean, of Tennessee; a sister-in-law, Brenda Griffin of Fremont; and a host of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Frog was preceded in death by his son, Scottie Griffin; two sisters, Glenda Ann Taylor and Anna Rose Speight; and a brother, Warren “Baby” Griffin.
At Frog’s request, please dress casual and come as you are.
The family is in the care of Shackleford-Howell Funeral Home in Fremont.
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Published in Obituaries on July 29, 2016 1:49 PM