Robert Charles GRIGGS (1917-1993)

GRIGGS
Robert Charles, 76, life-long resident of the Mustang area, died suddenly Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1993. He was born April 21, 1917 on a farm northeast of Mustang. Charles attended Mustang Valley School and was a graduate of Capitol Hill High School. For many years he owned and operated the Golden Dew Guernsey Farm west of Mustang. He was known throughout the world as an expert on Guernsey dairy cattle. He was president of the Oklahoma Breeders Ass’n., former Mustang School Board member, was a Mason, and a member of Mustang United Methodist Church. After retirement from farming, Charles worked several years for Western Heights School. He is survived by a daughter, Jean Snow of Mustang; a son, Robert Charles “Bob” Griggs, Jr. and his wife, Glenda, of Seminole; and five grandchildren; also a brother, Elisha K. Griggs, Jr. and wife, Rosemary, of Mustang; and a sister, Ilene Chalfant of Dallas. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Oklahoma Guernsey Breeders Junior Program, PO Box 851707, Yukon 73085. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, Bill Merritt Memorial Chapel in Mustang. Burial will follow in the Mustang Cemetery.
BILL MERRITT MUSTANG