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Official Obituary of

Martha Louise (Morris) Griffin

January 22, 1948 ~ May 1, 2026 (age 78) 78 Years Old

Martha Griffin Obituary

“If when you give the best of your service, telling the world that the Savior has come, be not dismayed when men don’t believe you; He understands, He’ll say, WELL DONE”

Mother Martha Louise Morris Griffin entered eternal rest on Friday, May 1, 2026 at Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  She was the daughter of the late Lonnie Morris and the late Millie Bowe Morris and the wife of the late Raymond Griffin.  In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her children, Angela Whitehurst and Kent Griffin; two sisters, Gracie Harvey and Faye Little; and two brothers, James and William Morris.

Celebration of Life Service will be Saturday, May 9, 2026, 12:00 noon at The Mount Elizabeth City in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  Interment will follow in the Memory Gardens Cemetery in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.  A Christian Wake/Visitation will be Friday, May 8, 2026, from 5 – 7 p.m. at Eastern Star COGIC in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Mother Martha leaves to cherish her memory one daughter, D. Yvette Swain (Curtis); thirteen grandchildren; a host of great grandchildren; one sister, Wilma Jean Barnett, , two Aunts, Vivian Young and Margie Morris; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

 

The family will be receiving friends at her daughter's residence, 112 Jennifer Dr. in Elizabeth City, North Carolina from Tuesday - Thursday between 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

 

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Services

Wake/Visitation
Friday
May 8, 2026

5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Eastern Star COGIC
504 Factory St
Elizabeth City, NC 27909

Celebration of Life
Saturday
May 9, 2026

12:00 PM
The Mount Elizabeth City
1021 US 17 S
Elizabeth City, NC 27909

Interment
Saturday
May 9, 2026

2:00 PM
Memory Gardens Cemetery
Northside Road
Elizabeth City, NC 27906

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