ROCKY MOUNT - Bessie "Lou" Griffin, age 86, passed away September 6, 2023. Her journey began in Edgecombe County on June 10, 1937, daughter of Albert Washington Webb and Prudie Robbins Webb. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a stillborn son, Clyde Griffin; father and mother-in-law, Clyde Milton Griffin and Sally Forbes Griffin; sister, Lynn Whitley; aunt, Barlow Dunn and daughter-in-law, Sharon Griffin.

She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Milton "Mickey" Griffin; children, Glen Griffin of Rocky Mount, Barbara Ann Peaden and husband, Bruce of Tarboro and Mike Griffin and wife, Stephanie of Rocky Mount; sisters, Diane Scott and Brenda Jefferson; along with several nieces, nephew; 7 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren.

A service was held September 9, 2023 at West Edgecombe Baptist Church, Rocky Mount. Burial followed at Pineview Cemetery, Pinetops.