Griffieon, Ray W. 1922-2003

GRIFFIEON, LONG, ANDERSON, OWEN

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Ray W. Griffieon
1922-2003

Ray W. Griffieon, 81, died November 29, 2003 at Mercy Hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 2 at Ankeny Funeral Home. Burial will be at Ankeny Memorial Gardens.

Ray was born in Clinton, MN and after graduating from Farrar High in 1940, he served as a U.S. 3rd Marine in WW II. He had lived in Ankeny for 58 years and spent his life farming. Ray was a member of Albaugh McGovern American Legion Post #42, Polk County Farm Bureau (Past President), Ankeny Masonic Lodge, Easter Star (past patron), Polk County Cattlemen's Association and a 4-H leader.

He is survived by his wife, Doris Griffieon of Ankeny; sons, Harley Griffieon of Decatur and Craig (LaVon) Griffieon of Ankeny; daughter, Joan (Jerry) Long of Maxwell; nine grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Leo Griffieon of Ankeny and sister, Nadine Anderson of Waverly. He was preceded in death by his parents, Phillip and Ruth Griffieon and a sister, Clara Owen.

Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m., Monday at Ankeny Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to Albaugh McGovern American Legion Post #42 or 1000 Friends of Iowa. ~ The Des Moines (IA) Register Mon 01 Dec 2003.
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Ray W Griffieon
BIRTH 28 Feb 1922
DEATH 29 Nov 2003 (aged 81)
BURIAL
Ankeny Memorial Gardens
Ankeny, Polk County, Iowa, USA
MEMORIAL ID 86214894

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Spouse
Doris J Griffieon
1926–2005