Thomas Andrew "Andy" Griffin

Thomas Andrew "Andy" Griffin obituary, Headland, AL

Thomas Andrew "Andy" Griffin

Thomas Griffin Obituary

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THOMAS ANDREW “ANDY” GRIFFIN

ABBEVILLE… Thomas Andrew “Andy” Griffin, a resident of Abbeville, Alabama, passed away Friday morning, January 17, 2025, at his home. He was 69.

 A Celebration of Life Service will be held 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 24, 2025, at Abbeville First Assembly of God with Reverend Jerry Bolton, Reverend Johnny Collins, and Reverend Ed Burns officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. prior to the service. Wright Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements.

 Mr. Griffin was born Miami, Florida to the late Dennis James Griffin and Annalise Hoffman Griffin. He worked as a painter, mechanic, and long-haul truck driver before his retirement. He was a member of the Faith Tabernacle in Wewahitchka, FL. 

 Leaving to cherish his memories is his wife, Teresa Gail Granger Griffin; his daughters, April Laster (Will), Melissa J. McCoy (Chris), Jennifer Messick, and Angela Messick Madderra (Chris); his sons, David Stimmell and Steven Hunt (Mandi); his brother, Bobby Griffin (Mickey); his fourteen grandchildren; his nine great-grandchildren; his many nieces and nephews; and his special friends, Glenn “MudBug” Broussard, Ed Burns, and Mike Pratt, Sr.. 

WRIGHT FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY

Phone 334-6WE-CARE (693-2273)

www.wrightfuneralhomeandcrematory.com

…Celebrating a life, one family at a time…

Our establishment DOES OWN AND OPERATE ITS OWN CREMATORY, so your loved one never has to leave our care.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Wright Funeral Home & Crematory

15579 US-431 South, Headland, AL 36345

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