Ms. Cheryl Yvonne Griffin

Ms. Cheryl Yvonne Griffin obituary

Ms. Cheryl Yvonne Griffin

Cheryl Griffin Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Willie A. Watkins Funeral Home, Inc. - Douglasville Chapel on Dec. 4, 2025.
CHERYL YVONNE GRIFFIN

Cheryl Yvonne Griffin was born on November 26, 1952, in Jersey City, NJ, to Edwin
Dennis and Iva Louise Griffin.
Cheryl attended Jersey City public schools, graduating from Dickinson High School in
1971. After graduating she worked many years at American Express in New York City.
In 1990, she relocated to the Atlanta, GA area. Embracing her new home, was
employed by Coca Cola, Georgia Tech and finally, as a civil servant for The City of
Atlanta. She also pursued opportunities with her small business CYGnificant Events.
Cheryl was a daughter, a mother, a sister, and friend to many. She will be remembered
for her kindness, her laughter, her love of conversation and "good food"; and her
great, unwavering capacity to care for and support her loved ones.
Cheryl departed this life suddenly on November 14, 2025, in Douglasville, GA. She
leaves us to join her father, Edwin Dennis Griffin, her daughters Tawn Chantel Griffin
and Kysten Saeedah Raleigh.
Her memory will be cherished by her mother, Iva Louise Griffin; sisters, Iva Denise
Griffin of Gainesville, VA, Lisa Kim Griffin Aycox (Rodney, Sr.) of Jersey City, NJ;
brother Allen L. Griffin of Los Angeles, CA; nephews, Torin J. Griffin, Allen Mitchell
Griffin and Rodney L. Aycox, Jr. ; nieces Lily C. Aycox, Iva K. Griffin and Gail Scales;
great nieces, Maliyah Nicole Griffin, Amerie Harris and Regina Mitchell; special friends
Dawn Meinga of NJ, Thomasena Moss of NJ, Emmanuel Hudson of GA, Anne and
Willie Slan of GA; and a host of family members and friends.

Willie A. Watkins Douglasville Chapel, Douglasville, GA 770.489.6751.

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December 6, 2025

Gail scales posted to the memorial.

December 6, 2025

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Hunter and Amie Haith

Yesterday

The Haith Family and members of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church will continue to lift the family in prayer

Gail scales

December 6, 2025

It saddened me to even have to write this auntie ! We miss you so much and I really don't know how much time it will take to heal this hurt but through God we can. Love you and keep smiling on us

James Graham

December 6, 2025

May God bless you and your family throughout difficult times.

Trudy Miles

December 6, 2025

God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

Johnson

December 4, 2025

I was heartbroken to learn of Cheryl's passing. She was a childhood neighbor and someone I was quite fond of as a kid. Years passed and life took us in different directions, but we reconnected as adults, and I enjoyed reminiscing about old times on Clerk Street here in Jersey City.
She was indeed a beautiful person inside and out and my prayers of God's comfort go out to the Griffin family and all who loved here. Rest in Power Cheryl...

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