William "Termite" Griffin, Sr.

Coats, NC:  Mr. William Paul “Termite” Griffin, Sr., age 66, of 2108 Bailey Road died Saturday at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield.  A visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00PM, Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Benson.              Mr. Griffin was born July 5, 1951 in Harnett County to the late William Raymond and Ida B. Johnson Griffin.  He was also preceded in death by a sister, Patricia Ann Jackson, and beloved pet, Fancy.  Mr. Griffin was a truck driver for Food Lion.              Surviving are his wife of 31 years, Sherry House Griffin; children & spouses, William Paul Griffin, Jr., & wife, Karen, of Dunn; Ronald Todd Collins of Coats, and April Beasley & husband, Jada, of Newton Grove; grandchildren, Jessie Beasley of Apex, Courtney Beasley of Newton Grove, and Conner Griffin of Dunn; and a great granddaughter, McKenzie Beasley.               In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the SPCA, P. O. Box 1049, Smithfield, NC  27577.