Shelby Charles "Pap" Griffin

Shelby Charles “Pap” Griffin, age 85 of Kingsland died Saturday, June 26, 2021 at his home. He was born October 3, 1935 in Kingsland, Arkansas. He was an aircraft mechanic, retiring from the United States Air Force after serving in Vietnam. He also attended First Baptist Church in Kingsland. He is preceded in death by his parents, Saline Cairo Griffin and Ruth Mae Ozment Griffin; wife, Berta Ruth Emfinger Griffin; one son, Shelby Carl Griffin; one brother, Bill Griffin; and four sisters, Ilene McMurtrey, Evelyn Clark, Lavonne Shollenburger, and Jean Skillern. Shelby is survived by one daughter, Susan Inman and husband James Edward of Prattville, AL; one sister, Shirley Ruth Manis of Chattanooga, TN; sister-in-law, Margaret Gothard of Wetumpka, AL; daughter-in-law, Dorothy Griffin Beck of Ft. Worth, TX; son-in-law, Charles James Beck of Ft. Worth, TX; two grandchildren, Jason Edward Inman and Susan Michelle Inman of Prattville, AL; four great grandchildren, Kooper James Inman and Jackson Edward Inman of Amory, MS, Presley Rogers and Shelby Griffin Knight of AL. Visitation will be Thursday 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. Funeral services will be 11:00 am Thursday at Benton Funeral Home with Rev. Josh Boland officiating. Burial will follow at Crossroads Cemetery. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net .