Obituary For Annice R. Griggs

We respectfully announce the passing of Ms. Annice R. Griggs, a longtime resident of Meriwether County (St. Marks Community), on Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Wellstar West Georgia Hospital in LaGrange.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 1:00 PM White Plains United Methodist Church in the St. Marks Community. Rev. Carl Von Epps will officiate and interment will follow in the Olive Branch Cemetery #2.

ANNICE RUTH GRIGGS WAS BORN OCTOBER 2, 1937 TO THE LATE CURTIS AND MARY HALL GRIGGS IN MERIWETHER COUNTY. SHIRLEY GUNNELLS-ROSS (SISTER) AND CURTIS FELECIA GRIGGS (SISTER) PRECEDED HER IN DEATH.

SHE DEPARTED HER LIFE THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 14, 2018 AT WELLSTAR WEST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER.

ANNICE ACCEPTED CHRIST AT AN EARLY AGE AND JOINED WHITE PLAINS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. SHE SERVED AS A FAITHFUL MEMBER OF THE SENIOR CHOIR, THE LADIES OF JERICHO, COMMUNION STEWARD BOARD, WORSHIP SERVICE COMMITTEE, DIRECTOR OF VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL, VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL TEACHER, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED METHODIST WOMEN, CHAIRPERSON OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE, AND THE PRESIDENT OF CAMPGROUND CEMETERY. SHE RECEIVED HER EDUCATION IN MERIWETHER COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM GRADUATING IN 1955 FROM LUTHERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL. ANNICE FURTHERED HER EDUCATION AT THE FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY WHERE SHE EARNED A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION. LATER SHE RECEIVED HER MASTER’S DEGREE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FROM WEST GEORGIA COLLEGE. SHE TAUGHT SCHOOL IN COWETA COUNTY FOR 33 YEARS.

ANNICE LEAVES TO CHERISH HER MEMORY ONE SISTER MATTIE JEAN LETT; ONE BROTHER VELMA LEWIS GRIGGS (OLLIE) AND A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, COUSINS, OTHER RELATIVES AND FRIENDS. Order

Arrangements entrusted to Thrash and Sons Funeral Home.

Services

Guest Book

The Griggs Family, may the God of comfort and peace continue to be with you

- Ambra Wilson

My dear Mattie, you are in me and my family's prayers. We love and miss you in Cleveland Ohio. You are love and missed daily. Love in Christ, Gloria Allen-Levert

- Gloria Levert

May the God of all comfort be with your family at this difficult time, “while you throw all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.” -1Pet. 5:7

- R. Turner

We appreciate you, we love you, and we thank God for you. Rest in peace my sister. Marion Black , President of the Class of 1955.

- Marion Black

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- Marion Black

Sending warm thoughts and condolences your way today. Have faith in the resurrection hope that Jesus promised at John 11:25.

- the colliers