Griffin, Rickie Lewis

Graduate Of Howard High School

  • Monday, February 21, 2022
Rickie Griffin
Rickie Griffin

Rickie Lewis Griffin, 69, of Chattanooga, passed away Thursday, February 17, 2022, in a local hospital.

He was a graduate of Howard High School.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Deborah Griffin; parents, John and Marion Gilmore; brothers, Calvin Gilmore, Algie Griffin, Sherman Griffin, Lebron Griffin, and John Gilmore.

Survivors include his daughters, Marion Griffin of Baltimore, MD, Richela Griffin and Rikee Gibson, both of Chicgao, IL; brother, Reggie Gilmore of Chattanooga; sisters, Lois Andrews of Atlanta, GA, Mary Johnson of Cleveland, OH, Judy Garner of Ooltewah, and Brydale Buchannan of Cleveland, OH; also left to cherish are Charles Jones, Curtis Stallings, Clifford Bryant, Otis Babbs, Patricia Carter, and Michelle Gibson.

Rickie will lie in state on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from 1-5 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be on Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 9 a.m. in the chapel with Pastor Brandon Malone as the eulogist.

Burial will be in Chattanooga National Cemetery.

 

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