THE DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL
Daytona Beach, Florida
Tuesday, November 22, 2005


Funeral service for Virginia Akins Griggs, 79, who died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2005, at Palatka Health Care Center, Palatka, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, at Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home, Palatka, with the Rev. Leroy Lewis officiating. Burial will follow at Espanola Cemetery, Flagler County.

Calling hours are from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. today (Tuesday) at the funeral home.

Mrs. Griggs was born in Alexander City, Ala., and moved to Putnam County in 1963 from St. Johns County. She enjoyed working as a caregiver to many folks over the years. She was a Methodist and in her spare time loved to fish.

Survivors include her sons, Arnold Coate, George W. Akins Jr., William Henry (Patsy) Akins and Donald E. (Karen) Akins, all of Palatka, and Robert M. (Debbie) Akins, East Palatka; daughters, Sarah (Alvin) Salyers, Bunnell, and Deborah (Daniel) Casey, Palatka; brother, Robert Dunson, Bunnell; sisters, Aileen Harding, Bunnell, and Ruby Jarosz, Palm Coast; 16 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.

Johnson-Overturf Funeral Home, Palatka, is in charge of arrangements.