
                         THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
                 Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, June 7, 1994                    TAG: 9406070282 
SECTION: LOCAL                     PAGE: D2    EDITION: FINAL  
SOURCE: CHESAPEAKE 
DATELINE: 940607                                 LENGTH: Short

GRIFTON L. MARTIN

{LEAD} Grifton Lee Martin, 83, of the 300 block of Hurdle Drive, died June 6, 1994.

He was born in Merritt, N.C., and had retired as a shipwright from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard after 30 years of service. He was a member of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Carpenter's Union. He was preceded in death by a son, Julias ``Pete'' Martin.

{REST} He is survived by his wife, Cleo C. Martin; one stepdaughter, Myrtle Lee Johnson of Portsmouth; two stepsons, James ``Bo'' Simmons and Roderick Simmons, both of Chesapeake; one brother, Ellis Martin of Merritt, N.C.; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

The graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens by the Rev. Ralph Horn. The family will receive friends at Graham Funeral Home today from 7 to 8 p.m. and at the residence at all other times.

{KEYWORDS} DEATH OBITUARY

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