| Obituary* | 27 Oct 2004 | Griffin J. Seals. Services were at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24 at White Funeral Home Chapel for Griffin J. Seals, 85, of Poplarville who died Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, in Wiggins. The Rev. A.J. Page officiated at the service. Burial was in Hester Cemetery, Stone County, under the direction of White Funeral Home of Poplarville. A native of Pearl River County, he was a retired heavy equipment operator and a member of East Pearl Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by a son, Gerdis Seals. Survivors include his wife, Nelda J. Seals of Poplarville; five sons, Byron Seals of Beaumont, Texas, Kerney Seals of Picayune, Clovis Seals of Long Beach, Kenneth Allen of Poplarville, and Stephen Allen of Pascagoula; six daughters, Lorie Kilpatrick of Chapin, S.C., Wanda McKenzie of Jackson, Peggy Davis and Margaret Awrey, both of Poplarville, Donna Coffman of Saucier, and Jeanie Barrett of Gulfport; a sister, Mary Head of Wiggins; two brothers, Billy Ray Seals of Purvis and Pat Seals of Poplarville; 25 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren.1 |