Saturday January 21st 2023
Alvin M. Griggs, 80, of Farrell, PA, passed away January 21, 2023, in the ER of UPMC Shenango, Farrell, PA. Born May 27, 1942, in Daytona Beach, FL, Alvin was the son of Geraldine (Mitchell) Griggs and Lucius Washington Griggs Sr. He graduated from Daytona Beach State College with a major in physics and a minor in chemistry. Alvin was retired from the U.S. Army after 20 years as a Sergeant First Class. He was a member of the Greater Pentacostal House of Prayer. He enjoyed photography and computers. Alvin leaves behind to cherish his memory, his wife Nannie M. (Burks) Griggs, whom he married May 7, 1973 and she survives at home; a daughter, Donna (Burks) Weaver and her husband Gregory of Atlanta, GA; a son, Ronald Burks of Hermitage; four sisters, Patricia Jones, Gwendolyn Griggs, Norma Hawkins and Cherry Hussain, all of Daytona Beach, FL; a brother, Lucius Griggs, also of Daytona Beach, FL; his uncle, Theodore Floyd of Chicago, IL; two aunts, Haroldine Johnson and Marjorie Bosley, both of Chicago, IL; two grandchildren, Ebony Weaver and Byron Burks and five great grandchildren. Alvin was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Montez Williams and Linda Parker.
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Alvin Griggs Saturday January 21st 2023.
Death notice for the town of: Hermitage, state: Pennsylvania