Eunice Anderson Griggs

Mrs. Eunice Anderson Griggs, age 90, passed away on Sunday morning, May 20, 2018, at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center.Funeral services are planned for 11:00 AM on Tuesday, May 22, from the graveside at Lebanon Cemetery, with Rev. Brandon Patterson officiating.  Nephews are asked to serve as pallbearers.The family will receive friends on Monday evening, May 21, between the hours of 5:00 and 7:00 PM at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St.Born September 25, 1927 in Plains, she was a daughter of the late Garland Durelle Anderson and the late Allie Adams Anderson.  She retired in 1992 from Citizens Bank, where she had worked as a bookkeeper and bank teller.Mrs. Griggs was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, and was a member of the PALS Club, and the Plains Historic Trust.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James Marvin Griggs, Sr.; by a daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Robert Alston; and by her siblings: Elliott Anderson, Durelle Anderson (Dot), Eola Mae Jennings (Jack), Mattie Beth Spires (William), and Florine Bailey (Arthur).Survivors include one son, Marvin Griggs, Jr. (Lynn) of Preston; one daughter, Maxine Beall (Leon) of Ellerslie; four grandchildren: Niki McGee, Adam Griggs (Sarita), Ashley Pierce (Jeff), and Shonna Shellhouse (Mark); eight great-grandchildren: Miranda Beall, Joel McGee, Scott McGee, Lowin Griggs, Tessa Pierce, Anna Pierce, Lily Shellhouse, and Carter Shellhouse; sister-in-law, Carol Anderson of Plains; and several nieces and nephews.In lieu of flowers, it was Mrs. Griggs' suggestion that memorial contributions be made to Maranatha Baptist Church, P.O. Box 307, Plains, GA 31780.To sign our online guestbook and express your condolences to the family, please visit www.hancockfuneralhomeinc.comHancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements for Mrs. Eunice Anderson Griggs.