Edna Earl Clausel Griffin

Mrs. Edna Earl Clausel Griffin died on her 94th birthday, Saturday, July 6, at her home at The Pines in Goldsboro.

She was the widow of the late A.J. Griffin Jr.  Mrs. Griffin was born in Imboden, Arkansas, the daughter of Mabel Owen Clausel and Floyd Clausel and was raised on Lookout Mt., Tenn.

After attending Converse College, she came to Goldsboro to visit her mother on her way to Curtis Institute in Philadelphia to study opera. While in Goldsboro she met Tom Griffin and she never got to Pa. They were married in April of 1929.

She sang at many civic meetings in Goldsboro and directed choirs at First Presbyterian Church and St. Mary¹s Catholic Church. Her community involvements were numerous; president of the Goldsboro Women's Club, the Garden Club and the Girl Scout Council, and chairman of the Red Feather
Community Chest.

At St. Stephen¹s Episcopal Church she was one of the first women to serve on the vestry, and president of the Churchwomen.

A memorial service will be held at St. Stephen¹s on Tuesday, July 9, at 11 a.m. The Rev. Eugene Carpenter will officiate.

Mrs. Griffin is survived by four children, Erline Eason of Richmond, Va., Dr. Ashton Griffin of Goldsboro, Beverly Griffin of Chapel Hill and Patrick Griffin of Washington, N.C.; 14 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. She is also survived by son-in-law, Miller Eason; daughters-in-law, Shirley Garris Griffin and Jane Bagwell Griffin.

She was preceded in death by her great-grandson, Griffin Miller Eason.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Goldsboro; Kanuga Conference, Inc. (Episcopal Center), P.O. Drawer 250, Hendersonville, N.C. 28793 or The Walking Track Fund at The Pines, 380 Country Day Road, Goldsboro, N.C. 27530.

The family will receive friends at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. Ashton Griffin, 403 Reynolda Place, Goldsboro, on Monday, July 8, from 5 until 9 p.m.