Roll Call Tribute

Published in Austin American-Statesman from Sept. 21 to Oct. 1, 2016

Lynn Martin GRIFFIN
GRIFFIN, Lynn Martin
Lynn Martin Griffin, 88, of Nashville, formerly of Austin and Amarillo, Texas, died Saturday, Aug. 27, 2016.

Memorial services were held Sept. 3 in Nashville. Arrangements are by Nashville Funeral and Cremation of Nashville.

Mr. Griffin was employed by the Austin Chamber of Commerce as the manager of the Livestock Show and Rodeo from 1956 to 1974. He was elected Man of the Year in Texas Agriculture in 1973, and the Texas Association of Fairs and Events installed him in their Hall of Fame in 2012.

He is preceded in death by his parents; a brother; and his wife of 61 years, Elizabeth Ann Griffin.

Survivors include three daughters, Susan Holder, Paula Wiemers and Judy Floyd; 10 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great grandchild.

The family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home at https://www.hpch.org


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Nashville Funeral & Cremation
210 McMillan Street Nashville, TN 37203
615-256-1605
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Obituary sent by daughters

Lynn Martin Griffin, 88, of Nashville Tennessee (formerly of Amarillo, Austin, and Wolfe City Texas) died August 27, 2016. He served in the U.S. Army in the Philippine Islands from 1946-1947. He later received a degree in agronomy from Texas A&M University in 1951. He served as county extension agent in Travis and Karnes counties for 5 ½ years. Worked as agricultural manager at the Austin Chamber of Commerce for 18 years and managed the Austin Livestock Show. Later served as manager of the Amarillo Tri-State Fair and Rodeo for 17 years, where he retired. Mr. Griffin was active in church work serving as a deacon at Cameron Road and University Avenue churches of Christ in Austin and later at the Southwest Church in Amarillo, Texas. Professionally, he was named “Man of the Year” in Texas agriculture in 1973 by the Texas County Agents’ association, was past president of the Agri-business Council of Texas, the Kiwanis Clubs in Austin and Amarillo, past president of the Texas Association of Fairs and Events and installed in the associations’ Hall of Fame in 2012. He was also an honorary member of the Texas 4H clubs, Texas FFA Association and the Young Farmers of Texas. Mr. Griffin and his wife, Ann, lived for 30 years in Amarillo and greatly enjoyed their many friends and community. The last 10 years of Mr. Griffin’s life was spent in Nashville, Tennessee. He was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd Mack and Orpha Rowena Griffin, and brother Mack Griffin. Survivors include Susan Holder of Austin, Texas, Paula Wiemers and Judy Floyd of Nashville, Tennessee, also ten grandchildren, 18 great grandchildren and one great-great grandson.