Clarence H. Griffin

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Clarence H. Griffin

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Birthplace: Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, United States
Death: January 20, 1995 (88)
Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States
Place of Burial: Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Newton Griffin and Fannie Griffin-Dufer
Husband of Adelaide L. Griffin
Father of James Clarence "Jim" Griffin; Joseph Robert "Joe" Griffin and Private
Brother of Cecil Clyde Griffin and Juanita May Gilmore

Occupation: Electrician
Managed by: Private User
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About Clarence H. Griffin

Born to Newton and Fannie Davis Griffin, Clarence married Adelaide Hancock on June 18, 1930, in Havana. She survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Joe and Jim, and one daughter, Mrs. Dale (Martha) Williams, all of Havana; two half brothers, Don Dufer of St. Louis and Dave Dufer of Springfield; two half sisters, Mrs. Carl (Daisy) Engel of Greenview and Dorothy Bailey of Petersburg; 16 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren.

One sister, one brother, his twin brother and one grandson preceded him in death.

He founded Griffin Sales and Service, which he operated from 1939 until retiring in 1972. He was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 34 in Peoria. He was Havana Township clerk from 1949 to 1985. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Havana.

He was a life member of Havana Optimist Club, where he served as president. He was a member of Havana Masonic Lodge 88, AF&AM.

Burial will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Journal Star (Peoria, IL) - Sunday, January 22, 1995

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Clarence H. Griffin's Timeline

1906
February 19, 1906
Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, United States
1931
March 30, 1931
Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States
1934
April 5, 1934
Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States
1995
January 20, 1995
Age 88
Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States
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Laurel Hill Cemetery, Havana, Mason County, Illinois, United States