Thomas C. Strickland & Sons Funeral Home, Effingham Chapel
912-754-6421 (fax) 912-754-3426
P.O. Box 295
Springfield, GA 31329
Leon Griffin
Savannah – Leon Griffin, 66, passed away Sunday, December 9, 2012 at Oceanside Nursing Home after a long illness.
He was a native of Savannah, GA and a graduate of Herschel V. Jenkins High School. He served over 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and the Army National Guard. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ella Mae Sowell Griffin and Eldred Frederick Griffin, Sr.
He is survived by three sisters, Paula McKeever (Mike), DeeDee Robbins (Richard), and Brenda Harden (Paul); three brothers, Curtis Griffin (Penny), Donnie Griffin (Sheree), and Freddie Griffin; a very special friend, Judy Williams of Marietta.
Visitation will be 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday followed by a memorial service at 3 p.m. in the chapel.
Remembrances may be given to, www.woundedwarriorproject.com with acknowledgements mailed to Strickland Funeral Home, 2460 Hwy. 21 S., Rincon, GA 31326 to be given to the family.
Thomas C. Strickland & Sons
Funeral Home
Effingham Chapel
(912)754-6421