Buster Griggs, 92, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday at Corning Therapy and Living Center. Mr. Griggs was a retired Clay County Treasurer, having served three terms ending in 1988. Prior to that position, he served as the Clay County Juvenile Officer. He was the Office Manager for Johansen Shoe Factory in Corning for several years. In 1961, Mr. Griggs and his family built and then operated Griggs Lanes Bowling Center for several years.
After graduation from Cardwell High School in 1943, he worked for Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, CA., building bombers for the war effort. After the war he worked for McDonald-Douglas Aircraft in Saint Louis before returning to Corning to work with A.N. Smalley and Sons as a wall paper hanger.
In 1950, Buster and his wife joined the First Christian Church and he became an elder two years later, a position he held at the time of his death. He also served as Sunday School Superintendent and song leader for many years, as well as being a part-time lay minister. He served at the Christian Church at Paragould, AR., and several others. He went on missionary trips to Haiti, the Philippines and Mexico. He was also the manager of the Mo-Ark Christian Service Camp near Naylor, MO., and was actively involved in its operation for several decades.
Mr. Griggs was a long-standing member of the Corning Lions Club, serving several terms as President and was presented the Lions Melvin Jones Fellow Award. He also participated in numerous Lions Club charity shows over the years, singing and playing his guitar.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius Othar Burgess Griggs and Betty Reagan Griggs, brothers James, J.O. Jr., Homer, Charles, Telbert and Bob, and sisters Mary and Amy.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the First Christian Church in Corning, AR., with Lewis Regis and Tim Burgess officiating. Visitation was held Friday, June 2, 2017 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his memory to Mo-Ark Christian Service Camp, Mid-South Christian College, or First Christian Church.
After graduation from Cardwell High School in 1943, he worked for Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, CA., building bombers for the war effort. After the war he worked for McDonald-Douglas Aircraft in Saint Louis before returning to Corning to work with A.N. Smalley and Sons as a wall paper hanger.
In 1950, Buster and his wife joined the First Christian Church and he became an elder two years later, a position he held at the time of his death. He also served as Sunday School Superintendent and song leader for many years, as well as being a part-time lay minister. He served at the Christian Church at Paragould, AR., and several others. He went on missionary trips to Haiti, the Philippines and Mexico. He was also the manager of the Mo-Ark Christian Service Camp near Naylor, MO., and was actively involved in its operation for several decades.
Mr. Griggs was a long-standing member of the Corning Lions Club, serving several terms as President and was presented the Lions Melvin Jones Fellow Award. He also participated in numerous Lions Club charity shows over the years, singing and playing his guitar.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius Othar Burgess Griggs and Betty Reagan Griggs, brothers James, J.O. Jr., Homer, Charles, Telbert and Bob, and sisters Mary and Amy.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the First Christian Church in Corning, AR., with Lewis Regis and Tim Burgess officiating. Visitation was held Friday, June 2, 2017 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his memory to Mo-Ark Christian Service Camp, Mid-South Christian College, or First Christian Church.
Buster Griggs, 92, of Corning, AR., passed away Tuesday at Corning Therapy and Living Center. Mr. Griggs was a retired Clay County Treasurer, having served three terms ending in 1988. Prior to that position, he served as the Clay County Juvenile Officer. He was the Office Manager for Johansen Shoe Factory in Corning for several years. In 1961, Mr. Griggs and his family built and then operated Griggs Lanes Bowling Center for several years.
After graduation from Cardwell High School in 1943, he worked for Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, CA., building bombers for the war effort. After the war he worked for McDonald-Douglas Aircraft in Saint Louis before returning to Corning to work with A.N. Smalley and Sons as a wall paper hanger.
In 1950, Buster and his wife joined the First Christian Church and he became an elder two years later, a position he held at the time of his death. He also served as Sunday School Superintendent and song leader for many years, as well as being a part-time lay minister. He served at the Christian Church at Paragould, AR., and several others. He went on missionary trips to Haiti, the Philippines and Mexico. He was also the manager of the Mo-Ark Christian Service Camp near Naylor, MO., and was actively involved in its operation for several decades.
Mr. Griggs was a long-standing member of the Corning Lions Club, serving several terms as President and was presented the Lions Melvin Jones Fellow Award. He also participated in numerous Lions Club charity shows over the years, singing and playing his guitar.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius Othar Burgess Griggs and Betty Reagan Griggs, brothers James, J.O. Jr., Homer, Charles, Telbert and Bob, and sisters Mary and Amy.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the First Christian Church in Corning, AR., with Lewis Regis and Tim Burgess officiating. Visitation was held Friday, June 2, 2017 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his memory to Mo-Ark Christian Service Camp, Mid-South Christian College, or First Christian Church.
After graduation from Cardwell High School in 1943, he worked for Douglas Aircraft Company in Long Beach, CA., building bombers for the war effort. After the war he worked for McDonald-Douglas Aircraft in Saint Louis before returning to Corning to work with A.N. Smalley and Sons as a wall paper hanger.
In 1950, Buster and his wife joined the First Christian Church and he became an elder two years later, a position he held at the time of his death. He also served as Sunday School Superintendent and song leader for many years, as well as being a part-time lay minister. He served at the Christian Church at Paragould, AR., and several others. He went on missionary trips to Haiti, the Philippines and Mexico. He was also the manager of the Mo-Ark Christian Service Camp near Naylor, MO., and was actively involved in its operation for several decades.
Mr. Griggs was a long-standing member of the Corning Lions Club, serving several terms as President and was presented the Lions Melvin Jones Fellow Award. He also participated in numerous Lions Club charity shows over the years, singing and playing his guitar.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius Othar Burgess Griggs and Betty Reagan Griggs, brothers James, J.O. Jr., Homer, Charles, Telbert and Bob, and sisters Mary and Amy.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM at the First Christian Church in Corning, AR., with Lewis Regis and Tim Burgess officiating. Visitation was held Friday, June 2, 2017 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM in the Ermert Funeral Home Chapel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his memory to Mo-Ark Christian Service Camp, Mid-South Christian College, or First Christian Church.
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