William Griffin, Jr.

William Glen Griffin Jr. was born on Jan. 26, 1948, and was delivered into the hands of the Lord on Monday, Dec. 5, 2011. He was born in Minden to William Glen Griffin Sr. and Ruth Duke Griffin. He attended Minden High School, where he played trumpet and bass horn in the marching band, concert band, honors band and also performed with his band director in a Dixieland, fourpiece band. He attended Louisiana Polytechnic Institute in Ruston and completed Ayers School of Business in Shreveport. Bill worked at the Exxon Plastics plant as the security director for 28 years. After leaving there, he worked at Womans Hospital in security for a short time. He was a charter member of the American Society of Industrial Security, serving as president, vice president and treasurer in Baton Rouge. Bill was active in Boy Scouts as a Boy Scout adult leader beginning in 1987, when his first son, Brad, became active in Scouting and later with Marc, some 14 years. He was a Cubmaster, Tiger Cub leader, assistant den leader, den leader, Webelos den leader and Assistant Scoutmaster. He was a member of the Baton Rouge Genealogy Society, Winn Parish Genealogical and Historical Association, Sons of Confederate Veterans and Military Order of Stars and Bars. The Sons of Confederate Veterans was founded in 1896. He has served the SCV as color sergeant, second lieutenant commander and newsletter editor of the Camp Courie.r He was a past commander of Gen. Henry Watkins Allen SCV Camp No. 133 in Baton Rouge. He was a commander of the Military Order of Stars and Bars C.S.S. Arkansas Chapter in Baton Rouge. He was also a Louisiana SCV division genealogist and worked to help many people find their Confederate ancestors and join the SCV and MOSB. Bill is survived by his wife of 36 years, Mary Griffin, of Baton Rouge sons, Brad Griffin, of New Orleans, and Marc Griffin, of Baton Rouge mother, Ruth Griffin, of Minden sisters and brothersinlaw, Jan and Ken Starks, of Natchitoches, Becky and Larry Sanders, of Cotton Valley brother, Gary Griffin of Minden sisterinlaw and brotherinlaw, Sue and Tommy Pailette, of Alto brotherinlaw and sisterinlaw, Glen and Nickie Grantham, of Baton Rouge and numerous nieces and nephews. He made his profession of faith in Christ at Parkway Baptist Church in Minden, and graciously became a member of Broadmoor Methodist Church with his wife in Baton Rouge. He was preceded in death by his father, William Glen Griffin Sr. and grandmothers, Bea Carpenter and Willie Duke. Bill was a loving husband and father and will be greatly missed by all that knew him. Visitation held at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Highway, on Tuesday, Dec. 6, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visitation resumes at the funeral home on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 1 p.m. until service time at 3 p.m. Burial at Gwin Cemetery, Mangham, on Thursday, Dec. 8, at noon.

Visitation

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
5pm8pm

Service

Visitation

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
1pm3pm

Resthaven Funeral Home
11817 Jefferson Highway
Baton Rouge, LA  70816
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
3pm

Cemetery

Gwinn Cemetery
Mangham, LA  71259