Ed Griffin, 100, died Sept. 18, 2025, at AdventHealth Central Texas in Killeen.
Funeral services were held Sept. 21 at 3 p.m. at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel in Lampasas, with visitation an hour prior. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas.
Ed was born on Nov. 24, 1924, in Robstown to David B. and Lavinia Lovelace Griffin. He spent his early years in Calallen on the family farm. The family moved to Lampasas when Ed was still a young boy, where he attended Lampasas schools and graduated from Lampasas High School in 1942.
Ed and his twin brother, Fred, joined the Army Air Corps on May 21, 1943, and were deployed to the China-Burma-India theater of operations. They served with the 346th Airdrome Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron, 1st Combat Cargo Group, 10th Army Air Force.
After getting out of the Army, Ed worked at Fort Hood in civil service as a helicopter mechanic. After retiring, he drove a school bus and also worked at Briggs-Gamel Funeral Home in Lampasas.
Ed enjoyed farming and ranching during his retirement, especially working with his cattle and sheep.
He married Dixie Griffin in 1951 in Lampasas. They had been married for 62 years at the time of her death in 2013.
Ed was a member of First United Methodist Church.
He enjoyed gardening, playing dominoes (especially 42) and cooking. “Pappa” also loved spending time with his grandchildren and attending their football games.
Ed was preceded in death by his wife, Dixie; brothers Willard Griffin and Fred Griffin; and son-in-law, Andrew Irvin.
He is survived by his daughters Connie Johle and husband Tim, and Tracy Irvin, and his son, David Griffin, all of Lampasas; grandchildren Larry Brookreson and wife Sophie, Kristy Morua and husband Eric, Layton Irvin and wife Dala, Logan Irvin and wife Kirby, and Landon Irvin and fiancée Kayla Ferraro, all of Lampasas.
Ed also is survived by great-grandchildren Blakeli Brookreson and Hunter Oncken, Dax Brookreson, Kandice Morua, Kaiser Morua, and Linden Irvin; and one great-great-granddaughter, Koy Oncken, all of Lampasas; as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to Lampasas County Livestock Association or a charity of one’s choice.
