Person:William Griner (2)

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William Griner
b.Jul 1885
d.10 Nov 1914
m. Abt 1865
  1. James GrinerAbt 1861 -
  2. Eliza Griner1866 - 1942
  3. Samuel Griner1870 - 1933
  4. Mary E. GrinerAbt 1873 -
  5. John Griner1876 -
  6. Lafayette GrinerAbt 1878 - 1910
  7. Charles George Griner1880 - 1958
  8. William Griner1885 - 1914
  1. John GrinerAbt 1907 -
  2. Maggie Griner1909 - 1989
  3. Christine Griner1913 - 1986
Facts and Events
Name William Griner
Gender Male
Birth? Jul 1885
Census? 1900 Living in Camilla, Mitchell, Ga. with parents and brother
Reference Number 38399
Dolly Shiver
Death? 10 Nov 1914
Burial? Nov 1914 Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
Reference Number 4819

Obituary of William M. Griner as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 13 Nov 1914. Camilla, Georgia. Deputy Sheriff Will Griner was shot and instantly killed by a negro named Fleming Jackson, on the J. J. Sapp plantation last Tuesday, 10 Nov 1914, night. It happened when the deputy tried to serve a warrant for arrest due to the individual stealing a cow in Poulan, Ga. The funeral of Deputy Sheriff Will Griner occurred at Mt. Zion Baptist Church about four miles east of Camilla, on Wednesday, 11 Nov 1914, afternoon attended by a large crowd of sorrowing friends and relatives. The services were conducted by Rev H. N. Burnett, assisted by Rev O. P. Bentley of this city. Mr. Griner leaves a wife and three children to mourn his untimely death. Mrs. Griner was formerly Miss Dolly Shiver, the only daughter of the late Fulton Shiver of this city. The oldest of their children is only eight years of age. Mr. Griner was a son of J. J. Griner, and has two brothers and two sisters surviving him, being Sam and Charlie Griner and Mrs. Eliza Luckey and Mrs. Mary Brooks, all of this county. Will Griner was only thirty years of age, a manly man and an efficient and kindly officer. In making arrests and executing civil papers he always made friends for himself and the Sheriff's office by his respectful dealing with prisoners and defendants in carrying out the processes of the law. He was the sheriff's chief deputy for several years, and was popular and well loved wherever he was known. The County officers and lawyers of the city feel keenly the loss of this efficient officer and lovable companion.