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Submitted: 3/23/18 • Approved: 2/23/20 • Last Updated: 6/30/23 • R1214790-G0-S3
September 25, 1918 - December 29, 2007
THOMAS L. GRIFFIN
Thomas L. "Fuzzy" Griffin, 89, of Friendswood, Texas, and formerly of El Dorado, passed away Dec. 29, 2007, after a long battle with dementia.
He was born Sept. 25, 1918, in El Dorado to Morgan and Ruth Griffin and was raised in El Dorado, graduating from El Dorado High School and the University of Arkansas.
He was a 50-year member of Kappa Sigma fraternity and was initiate number 1,000 of the XI chapter at Arkansas. It was at the University of Arkansas that he met his wife "Kappy." They were married in 1948 and were married 59 years at his death.
A 50-year member of the El Dorado Masonic Lodge, he was also a member of the El Dorado Lion's Club and was named "Lion of the Year" in 1964, and served as president in 1967. He was a life-long member of the First United Methodist Church in El Dorado and a member of the Francis Asbury Sunday School class. He served his country in World War II and retired as a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force Reserves. He was employed for 31 years by American Oil Co. in El Dorado and Texas City, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Robert Griffin.
Survivors include his wife, Kathryn "Kappy" Griffin; and one son, Thomas Lee Griffin Jr., both of Friendswood, Texas.
Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. today in Arlington Memorial Park with the Rev. Jim Polk officiating and under the direction of Young's Funeral Directors.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church, 201 S. Hill St., El Dorado, AR 71730.
Contributed on 3/23/18 by debbraszymanski
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