John Raymond Griffin

JOHN R. GRIFFIN John Raymond Griffin, 62, of 451 Kenilworth Road, Asheville, died Sunday, April 11, 2004, at his home. Mr. Griffin was born in Buncombe County and was a son of the late Howard George Griffin and Marie Letterman Griffin Rice. He was the retired owner of the Skyway and Farrwood Motels and was a member of the Asheville Moose Lodge on Leicester Highway. He is survived by his companion, Ron Harbin; his step-mother Dorothy Griffin of Brevard; two sisters, Lois “Sis” Rice and Willa Dean Coleman of Asheville; two brothers George Griffin and his wife Minnie of Asheville and James Griffin and his wife Charlene of Georgia; one half-sister, Sandra Griffin of Brevard; three half brothers Billy, Dennis and Kenneth Griffin of Brevard; and two step-sisters Thelma Rice and Ruth Watson of South Carolina. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Kenneth Ingle officiating. Burial will be at New Morgan Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. His family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Donations may be made in care of Groce Funeral Home, 1401 Patton Avenue, Asheville NC 28806, to help defray expenses.