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Ben Tillman GRIFFIN (VETERAN WWII)

Wheeler Cemetery
Wheeler County,
Texas

US Army
World War II
June 7, 1913-April 10, 1996


*Photo, courtesy of Robert L. Jones
*Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley


*Obituary
Ben T. Griffin, 82, died Wednesday, April 10, 1996.

Graveside services were at 2 p.m. Friday, April 12, 1996 in the Wheeler Cemetery with Bill Morrison, minister of Wheeler Church of Christ, officiating. Arrangements were by wright Funeral Home.

Mr. Griffin was born in Wheeler and had lived there all his life except time spent in the Army during World War II. He owned, opeerated and cooked in restaurants in Pampa and Wheeler. He also was a farmer and rancher. He was a member of the Church of Christ and the American Legion.

Survivors include three brothers, Joe Griffin of Pampa and Tony Griffin and Al Griffin, both of Wheeler; and three sisters, Tessie Clark of Wheeler, Mamie Fisher of Helena, Mont., and Sara Loiselle of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Pallbearers were Charles Finsterwald, Donald Finsterwald, Larry Hampton, Mark Hampton, Steve Hampton, and Perry Helton.

(Published in The Wheeler Times, Wheeler, Texas, Volume 63, Number 19, Thursday, April 18, 1996, Page 1)
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U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Ben Tillman Griffin
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 27
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 7 Jun 1913
Birth Place: Wheeler, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Canadian, Hemphill, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Canadian, Hemphill, Texas, USA
Employer: Tex State Highway Dept
Weight: 175
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Hattie Pearl Griffin
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Ben Tillman Griffin Self (Head)
Hattie Pearl Griffin Mother

Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Benjiman Griffin
Death Date: 10 Apr 1996
Death County: Wheeler
Gender: Male

Contributed on 10/31/21

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Record #: 466044

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Submitted: 10/31/21 • Approved: 10/31/21 • Last Updated: 11/3/21 • R466044-G0-S3

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