Powell E. Griffin

Powell E. “Ernie” Griffin, age 84, retired Master Sargent, USAF, passed away, Monday, August 6, 2012. Memorial service 1:00 PM Thursday, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 1062 Chet Smith Ave, Derby. Graveside 3 PM Thursday, Kansas Veterans’ Cemetery, Winfield. He is preceded in death by his parents, Press & Eva Griffin; and brothers, Tom and Bill. Survivors: his wife of 56 years, Evelyn; son, Gary (Victoria), Shorewood, IL; daughter, Brenda (Jeff) Schneider, Mulvane; brothers, Sam (Jane), Troy, TN, Ray, Howell, MI, and Bobby (Bonnie), Troy TN; sister, Eva Lee Roy, Wyandotte, MI; grandchildren, Stacy, Sandra and Jack (Michelle) Griffin; Daniel, Sarah and Kady Schneider; great-grandson, Jack Griffin II. Memorial: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 8, Derby, KS 67037. smithfamilymortuaries.com.