James Lowell “Jake” Griggs, 1927 – 2011

GRIGGS, HANNON, SIMMONS

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 4/15/2011 at 16:16:48

Funeral services for James L. “Jake” Griggs, 83, Marengo, were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 21, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo. He died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.

The Rev. Douglas Morton officiated at the service.

Burial was in the Marengo Cemetery with military honors by Marengo American Legion Post 76.

A memorial fund has been established.

Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo, was in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.

James Lowell Griggs was born Oct. 22, 1927, in Des Moines. He received his education in the Iowa school system and served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1947.

He married Beverly Rose Hannon July 1, 1949, at St. John’s Lutheran Parsonage, Marengo. He was employed as a factory worker for several years. He then managed several service stations. Most recently, he was employed as a rural mail carrier, retiring in 1993.

He enjoyed hunting, fishing, bowling and working. He called bingo for many years at the Legion Hall. He was a member of St. John’s dartball league and enjoyed horseshoe pitching with the Whitey’s Oil Team. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Marengo; a retired member of the Marengo Fire Department and a life member of the Marengo American Legion Post 76.

Griggs is survived by his wife, Beverly; two sons, Theodore Lee Griggs, Marengo, and Timothy Jay Griggs and wife Linda Anne, Marengo; three grandchildren, Trevor Griggs and wife Mary, Cedar Rapids; Seth Griggs, Newton, and Trent Griggs, Marengo, and seven great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Sarah M. Griggs Simmons, in 1996, and his stepfather, John Howell “Slim” Simmons.

The Williamsburg Journal Tribune, Williamsburg, Iowa, 24 Feb 2011