PAUL ALLISON GRIFFIN, 56, was found
deceased at his home on May 26, 2018, with
burial in Evergreen Cemetery at Ranger, TX.
Paul was born July 12, 1961 in Mineral Wells, TX
to A.D. Griffin, Sr. & Lois Marie Shires. He grew
up in Ranger and was a graduate of Ranger High
School in the Class of 1979. As many young men
did and still do, Paul went to work as a Roust-
about. He loved being outside working with his
hands, planting trees, and watching lightning
storms.
Paul was a very creative and intelligent man.
He invented and created tools for the many
projects he worked on. He was a wiz on the
computer. Paul had several jobs over the
years but he would tell you very quickly that
the best job he ever got was the role of "Dad".
When Paul received the news that he was going to
be a dad, he began changing himself, preparing
himself to be the best dad he could be for his
child and when his only son, Garrett, was born
he did just that he transformed himself and
truly became the best Dad he could be. Paul
would tell you that he wasn't perfect and
neither were you. He didn't sugarcoat his
thoughts. You always knew where you stood
whether you wanted to or not. He could be
fierce and hard-headed and hilariously funny
and gentle. Paul had a gift for telling a
story that kept you laughing and he wrote
just as well.
Paul was preceded in death by his parents,
A.D. Sr. & Lois and a brother, Danny Griffin.
Paul is survived by his beloved son, Garrett
Griffin of Midland, brothers A.D. Griffin, Jr.
and wife Sandra (RHS-1975) of Weatherford,
Russell Griffin (RHS-1977) and wife Janice
of Ranger, Biff Griffin (RHS-1987) and wife
Mendy of Weatherford, sisters Trudy Griffin
(RHS-1975) of Ranger, and Gilda Griffin
Crawford (RHS-1976) and husband Dwaine of
Ranger, and many, many adored nephews and
nieces.
MOTHER: LOIS MARIE SHIRES GRIFFIN was
born on Oct. 30, 1932, to Jerry & Gertrude
Shires. She married A.D. Griffin, Sr. in Oct.
of 1952. On April 19, 2018, at 85 yrs. of age,
she finished her course and went home to God,
with burial in Evergreen Cemetery at Ranger.
Lois was preceded in death by her husband, A.D.
Griffin, Sr., her parents Jerry and Gertrude
Shires, her brothers and sisters Myrtle Moore,
Mary Lee Bales, Garland Shires, Art Shires and
Elizabeth Chancellor and one dear son who was
stillborn, Danny Griffin. She is remembered
today by her living sisters and brothers, Ruth
Werley and husband Terry, Bettye Tidwell, Johnny
Shires and wife Ida, and Zac Shires and wife
Lanelle. Lois is honored this day by her six
children, D. Griffin & wife Sandra of Weatherford,
Trudy Griffin, Gilda Crawford and husband Dwaine,
Russell Griffin and wife Janice, Paul Griffin,
all of Ranger, and Biff Griffin and wife Mendy
of Weatherford; ten beautiful grandchildren and
their spouses (whom she loved as much as any
born to her), DeeAnn Griffin & Stephen Matthews,
ShaLee & Casey Willmott, John Eric & Ashley Griffin,
Kandi & Dustin Sloan, Katie Crawford & Trevor
Nowlin, Kelsi & Derek Schaefer, Garrett Griffin,
Shelby & Cody Corder, Julie Griffin and Cassidy
Griffin. She was also blessed with six, according
to her, talented and amazingly intelligent great-
grandchildren, Chasity Stricklin, Chloe Stricklin,
Cadence Matthews, Kolbi Matthews, ShaeLynn Willmott,
Andrea Marie (Andi) Corder and Laney Lois Sloan
with another great-granddaughter on the way, Hazel
Kay Schaefer.
Lois was a preacher’s kid and a tomboy. She was a
mechanic, an amazing mathematician, a truck driver
and a fisherman (and maybe a bit of a race car
driver). Her church rented a monster truck to give
rides – she rode twice! She helped her husband
provide for their family working at an electronics
factory, a box factory and a sewing factory, as
well as a nursing care center. If she had been
born in a different time, she could have been a
brain surgeon or a top notch lawyer. She was that
smart. Lois loved camping in the Colorado Rocky
Mountains with her family. and she was competitive,
nailing her young grandson with a well-thrown
softball during a “friendly” game of baseball. Her
teams were the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers.
She kept stats on each player. She was fiercely loyal
to close friends and a master at pinching pennies.
Only God could tell us how much she sacrificed for
others throughout her life.