Iona Adams Griffin

Iona Adams Griffin, 101, of Eubank, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at her residence. She was born in Louisville, Kentucky on June 5, 1913, daughter of the late Ira and Julia Belle Robinson Adams. She was a life-long member of the Eubank Church of Christ. She was president of the Eubank Homemakers Club and a published author of children's stories. She is survived by three children, Sherry G. Ratliff of Lake City, FL, Craig Griffin of Somerset and Beth Overton of Mobile, AL, eight grandchildren, James Marshall, Anastasia Noel, Griffin David Overton, Elizabeth R. Congdon, Emily Ratliff Delany, Heidi Ratliff-Walker, Shellie Griffin and Doctor Jim Griffin, five great-grandchildren, Josef Walker, Charlotte Ann Delany, Alexandra Kate Delany, Blakeley Griffin and Whitney Griffin and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall C. Griffin and six siblings. A funeral service will be held at 2 PM Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Morris & Hislope Funeral Home with Bro. Thad Eubank officiating. Burial will be in Eubank Cemetery. Visitation will be after 6 PM Monday at Morris & Hislope Funeral Home. Morris & Hislope Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.