Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameAnnie Louise Griffin
Birth23 Feb 1922, Guilford County, NC
Death31 Jan 2001, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC
Burial3 Feb 2001, Guilford Memorial Park, Sedgefield, Guilford County, NC
Spouses
Birth16 Aug 1922, North Carolina
Death26 Oct 1972, Greensboro, Guilford County, NC
BurialGuilford Memorial Park, Sedgefield, Guilford County, NC
FatherGrover Littleton Thompson (1885-1946)
MotherSarah Elizabeth Furr (1892-1975)
ChildrenBobby
 Michael
 Jeff
Notes for Annie Louise Griffin
Annie Louise Griffin Thompson

Mrs. Annie Louise Griffin Thompson, 78, of 558 Ward Road died Jan. 31, 2001, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. She was born Feb. 23, 1922, in Guilford County, a daughter of Luther and Mary Sechrest Griffin. She was employed for many years as a waitress at Bob Petty’s Oakwood Drive-in in Greensboro. She was a U.S. Army veteran, having served during World War II. She was a member of AMVETS Post #240 and the Women’s Memorial Association. She was of the Baptist faith.

She was married to Zane Furr Thompson, who preceded her in death in 1972. She also was preceded in death by two brothers, Will Griffin and Ervin Griffin.

Surviving are three sons, Bobby Thompson and his wife, Diane, of Denton, Michael Thompson and his wife, Sandy, of Yanceyville, and Jeff Thompson of Greensboro; four sisters, Mrs. Betty Yow and Mrs. Madge Cook, both of High Point, Mrs. Billie Robinson of Morganton, and Mrs. Nancy Harris of Lexington; two brothers, Joseph L. Griffin of Stafford, Va., and Sonny Griffin of Jamestown; and three grandchildren, Paige, Ransom and Maria Thompson; and a great-grandchild.

Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Guilford Memorial Park Cemetery by the Rev. Claudie Harrison. Visitation w ill be 7-8:30 tonight at Sechrest Funeral Service, Archdale. Memorials may be directed to the Women in Military Service for American Memorial Foundation Inc., Dept. 560, Washington, D.C. 20042.
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