Eleanor M. Griggs

Eleanor Griggs was born, Eleanor Mae Duhart on February 26, 1943, in Macon, Georgia. She was the youngest of ten children born to the union of Annie Mae Webb- Duhart and Reverend Ruel C. Duhart.

Eleanor graduated from Ballard- Hudson High School in Macon Georgia. She attended Fort Valley State College in Fort Valley Georgia where she met life-long friend Bonnie Cherry.

In 1963 Eleanor moved to Akron Ohio. That’ s when she met other life-long friends Janice Davis, Verlyn Cogburn and the late Rita Roache’. She was employed by Reiter Dairy, Family Life and retired from Litchfield Middle School. Although Eleanor’ s no longer with us we still have Bonnie, Janice and Verlyn as extended families.

Eleanor loved cooking and entertaining family and friends. Her specialty was potato salad and cabbage. In 1965 Eleanor married Floyd Griggs. They were married for eighteen years until his death in 1983.

She’ s preceded in death by husband Floyd Griggs, parents Annie Mae and Rev. Ruel Duhart; brothers James, William, Zary, and Bartholomew Duhart; sister Catherine Duhart Simmons.

Left to cherish her memories are special daughter Marvel Richardson; brother Harold Duhart; nieces; Sandra Minor, Michelle Simmons Miller, and Jan Fowler, nephews; Joe Simmons III and David Simmons, family and friends.

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