Malvin Griggs was born February 7, 1958 in Wayne County, TN the son of the late Calvin Lee and Beulah Kilburn Griggs. Mr. Griggs departed this life on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, Tennessee at the age of 61 years, 2 months, 25 days. Mr. Griggs, a sawmill worker, was a member of the Church of Christ.
He is survived by a son, Robert Holt and fiance Shaundra Brewer of Waynesboro, TN, stepson, Jimmy Holt, brothers, Alvin, Willie, and Harold Griggs all of Waynesboro, TN, 13 grandchildren, and best friend, Betty Wright. In addition to his parents, Mr. Griggs was preceded in death by his son, Melvin Dwayne Griggs, brothers, George and Ronald Griggs, sisters, Irene Daniels, Pearlene Collins, Dorothy Irby, and Marie Thompson.
Services will be held on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors Chapel in Waynesboro, with Casey Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the Shields Cemetery near Waynesboro with Shackelford Funeral Directors assisting the family. Pallbearers are Thomas Davis, Larry Stewart, Aaron Stewart, Austin Stewart, Willie Lee Griggs, and
Visitation will be Saturday from 6:00-8:00 PM and Sunday from 11:00 AM until service time at the funeral home.