September 4, 2001

Verla Griffin

ANNA, Ill. -- Verla Russell Griffin, 91, of Anna, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001, at Union City Manor and Rehab Center in Union City, Tenn. She was born June 5, 1910, in Union City, Ill., daughter of John and Sarah Russell. She and James Lee Griffin were married Nov. 5, 1962, in Texarkana, Texas. He died March 30, 1988...

ANNA, Ill. -- Verla Russell Griffin, 91, of Anna, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2001, at Union City Manor and Rehab Center in Union City, Tenn.

She was born June 5, 1910, in Union City, Ill., daughter of John and Sarah Russell. She and James Lee Griffin were married Nov. 5, 1962, in Texarkana, Texas. He died March 30, 1988.

She was a member of Anna Heights Baptist Church in Anna and had retired from Anna State Hospital.

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Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Chandler of Kenton, Tenn.; a stepson, Gordon Griffin of Florida; and a sister, Susie Norris of Dongola.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and a sister.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna, with the Rev. Scott Harner officiating. Burial will be at Anna Cemetery..

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