General Information

Birth
28 APR 1956
Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma
Death
20 JAN 2011
Evansville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
25 JAN 2011
Adademy Cemetery, Washington County, Evansville, Arkansas

Notes

Jason Lowell Griffin was born April 28, 1956, in Stilwell, Oklahoma to Joseph Henry Griffin and Carolyn (Howland) Griffin. He passed away January 20, 2011 at his home in Evansville, Arkansas at the age of 54 years, 8 months and 22 days.

Jason was married to Kathy Swafford and their union was blessed with a son, Jeffrey and a daughter, Teresa. Jason was a carpenter by trade. He was a founding member of the Evansville Fire Department and retired after 20 years of faithful service.

He accepted the Lord and was baptized at Elm Grove Baptist Church where he was currently a member. Jason enjoyed fishing, hunting, searching for wild mushrooms, farming cattle, spending time with his grandchildren. He loved his dogs and took special care of them. Everybody knew him and he had a unique way of putting a smile on anyone’s face.

His father, J.H. Griffin and one nephew, Michael Seward, preceded him in death. His surviving family includes his wife, Kathy Griffin, of the home in Evansville, AR; his mother, Carolyn Griffin, of Evansville; son, Jeffrey Griffin, of Evansville, AR; daughter, Teresa Walters and husband, Michael, of Stilwell; two brothers, Henry Griffin, of Georgia and Thorn Griffin, of Stilwell; two sisters, Cindy Seward, of Dutch Mills, AR and Jan Wilhite, of Stilwell and five grandchildren, Mikah, Hayden, Kyler, Brooke and Michael-Jasyn.

Services well be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at Hart Memorial Chapel with Bro. Eugene Kester and Bro. Larry Swafford officiating. Interment will follow at Academy Cemetery in Evansville under the direction of Hart Funeral Home.

Parents

Joseph Henry Griffin Jr.
- Father
1924 - 2006
Birth
28 APR 1924
Wellington, Texas
Death
15 OCT 2006
Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
17 OCT 2006
Academy Cemetery, Washington County, Evansville, Arkansas
Carolyn Howland
- Mother
1928 - 2018
Birth
13 NOV 1928
Wolcott, New York
Death
3 JUN 2018
Evansville, Washington County, Arkansas
Burial
7 JUN 2018
Academy Cemetery, Washington County, Evansville, Arkansas

Spouse

Children