Mrs. Annie Bell Mackey Griffin was born February 8, 1933 in Camp
Hill, Alabama to Mr. Grady Hudson Mackey, Sr. and Mrs. Mary Bell
Young Mackey. God peacefully called her home on Sunday, February
2, 2025 at the age of 91, surrounded by family and friends.
She accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of Ozias
Baptist Church in Camp Hill, Alabama, serving many years under
the leadership of the late Reverend O. C. Stiggers. She was educated
in the Chambers County School System.
She was joined in Holy Matrimony to Mr. A. Z. Griffin, Sr. in July
of 1952—a marriage which spanned 42 years. They were the proud
parents of four children—Patricia, Earnestine, Keith and A. Z., Jr.
He preceded her in death in 1995.
After retirement, “Mrs. Annie” and/or “Mrs. Annie Bell” as she was
fondly called, was the babysitter to numerous children. She was
trustworthy, kind, sweet, friendly, dedicated, and caring. Parents had
no worries when leaving their children with her because she cared for
them as if they were her own.
She is survived by: daughters, Patricia Griffin Thomas, LaGrange,
GA, Earnestine Griffin-Maye, Jacksonville, FL; sons, Keith Bernard
Griffin, Cusseta, AL and A. Z. (Jackie) Griffin, Jr., Valley, AL;
grandchildren, Frank (Hope) McLeod, Jr., Covington, GA, Elliott
Howell Maye, Jr., Jacksonville, FL, Mallory Patrice (Garett) Hixson,
Sumter, SC, Tia Siobhan Maye, Jacksonville, FL, Jasmine Starshay
Phillips, Valley, AL, Eboni Simone Maye, Jacksonville, FL; great-
grandchildren, Faith Alexandria, Charity Jordan, Joy Devine, Love
Adrianna, and Frankie Julianna Grace McLeod, Jai Esau Maye,
Michael Griffin and Mackenzie Greer Hixson, and Aria Kamea
Finley; brother, Joe F. Mackey and his wife—a special sister-in-law,
Minnie Mackey, Cusseta, AL; sisters, Laney Heard, Campbell, OH,
and Mary Williams, Mulberry, FL; sister-in-law, Mary Mackey,
Birmingham, AL; caregiver, Betty Graham and family, Opelika, AL;
a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends, and of
course, all her many babies
Funeral Services are scheduled for Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 2:00 P.M. (CST) from New Canaan Baptist Church, Highway 50, Camp Hill, AL, Rev. Justin Freeman, Pastor/Officiant and Rev. Terry L. Magby, Sr., Eulogist.
Interment will follow in Ozias Baptist Church Cemetery, 13576 Dudleyville Road, Camp Hill, AL. Davis Memorial Mortuary of Valley directing.
Public Viewing is scheduled for Friday, February 7, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. (EST) at Davis Memorial Mortuary Chapel.
Funeral Services by Davis Memorial Mortuary of Valley.
305 W. F. Burns Drive
Valley Alabama, AL 36854
Highway 50
Camp Hill, AL