R. Wayne Griffin, an 84-year-old former Trenton resident, died at 7:32 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016 at the Livingston Manor Care Center in Chillicothe.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016 at Resthaven Mortuary of Trenton. Burial will be in the Resthaven Memorial Gardens, north of Trenton.
A family visitation will be held from 6 to 7 o’clock tonight (Monday, Aug. 21, 2016) at the mortuary.
Mr. Griffin was born on April 16, 1932 in Grundy County, the son of Hugh Franklin and Vicy Loraine Dinsmore Griffin. He was married to Opal Nigh on April 18, 1953.
He served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Ft Riley, KS and spent his time in Iceland. He returned to Trenton and hauled milk for several years, then went to work for the state highway department for a few years. In the early 1970’s he started his own business, hauling gravel and becoming known as the “Rock Peddler” in his trusty 1973 Chevy named “Old Gold.” He was a member of the First Christian Church in Trenton.
He is survived by his wife, Opal Griffin of the Baptist Home in Chillicothe; a daughter, Toreca and her husband, Philip Napton of Drexel; two step-grandsons, Clint Napton and his wife, Cathy of Bloomer, WI and Brett Napton and his wife, Jessica of Lee’s Summit; five step-great-grandchildren, Shane, Megan, Caitlin, Ryan and Cale; a brother, Warren Griffin and his wife, Vera of Trenton; and a sister.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Mark Wayne Griffin; a granddaughter, Brandie Lynn Shields; and a brother, Richard Griffin.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association or the First Christian Church of Trenton. They can be left at or mailed to Resthaven Mortuary, PO Box 587, Trenton, MO 64683.
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