William Ray Griffen

William Ray Griffen, 78, of Hartford, Kentucky passed away Monday, May 23, 2022 at Signature Healthcare of Hartford. He was born March 5, 1944 in the No Creek Community in Ohio County, Kentucky to the late William Griffen and Mary Louise Johnson Griffen. Mr. Griffen was a retired farmer and was a member of Pleasant Hope Baptist Church in Calhoun.

Aside from his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Olivia Stewart Griffen on December 29, 2019; grandparents, Lonnie and Bernice Phelps; one uncle and five aunts.

Survivors include four uncles, Lonnie (JoAnna) Phelps, Jr, John (JoAnn) Phelps, JC (Janet) Phelps and Walter (Bonnie) Phelps and numerous cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 1 PM Saturday, May 28, 2022 at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky with Bro. Byron Pendley officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Herman Cemetery in Hartford, Kentucky. Friends may visit with Mr. Griffen’s family from 10 AM until the time of the service Saturday at the funeral home.

Online messages of condolence may be left at www.danksfuneralhome.com.

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