Wilton Christopher “Chris” Griffin, 58, passed away Friday, June 10, 2022 in Lumberton. He was born April 10, 1964 in High Point, NC, a son of Carolyn Leigh (Avant) Griffin Hamilton and the late Wilton Elliott Griffin.
Chris was a residential contractor and a US Army veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Lynn Griffin of Tabor City; his mother, Carolyn (Donald) Hamilton of Tabor City; four sons, Tyler Gage Griffin and Charles Dalton Buffkin, both of Tabor City and Brandon Scott Griffin and Christopher Anthony Griffin, both of Wilmington; one daughter, Brittany Jean Griffin; eight grandchildren; one sister, Angie Griffin of Tabor City; and two nephews.
He was preceded in death by this father; one son, Robert Elliott Griffin; and a sister, Mary Carol Griffin.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in the Inman Ward Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Strickland Family Cemetery in Tabor City. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to the service in the chapel.
