Ed Griffin

Ed Griffin, 100, passed away on September 18, 2025, at Advent Health Hospital in Killeen, Texas.  He was born on November 24, 1924, in Robstown, Texas, 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.

Funeral services will be on September 21, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel in Lampasas with visitation an hour prior.  Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Lampasas, Texas.

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, where 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 Civil Service as a helicopter mechanic.  After retiring from Fort Hood, he drove a school bus and also worked at Briggs-Gamel Funeral Home.  Ed enjoyed farming and ranching during his retirement, especially working with his cattle and sheep.

Ed married Dixie Griffin in 1951 in Lampasas.  They were married for 62 years at the time of her death in 2013.  Ed was a member of First United Methodist Church.

Ed enjoyed gardening, playing dominoes (especially 42), and cooking.  Ed "Pappa" loved spending time with his grandkids and attending their football games.

Ed was preceded in death by his wife, Dixie; brothers, Willard and Fred Griffin; and son-in-law, Andrew Irvin.

Ed is survived by his daughters, Connie Johle and husband Tim, and Tracy Irvin; his son, David Griffin, all of Lampasas; his 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 was also 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.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Lampasas County Livestock Association or a charity of your choice.