Jimmy Arthur Griffin

Birth Name:
James Arthur Griffin
Birth Date:
August 10, 1943
Birth Place:
Cincinnati, Ohio
Death Date:
January 11, 2005
Place of Death:
Franklin, Tennessee
Age:
0
Cause of Death:
Cancer
Cemetery Name:
Memorial Park Cemetery
Claim to Fame:
Music
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Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Memorial Park Cemetery

5668 Poplar Avenue

Memphis, Tennessee, 38119

USA

North America

Grave Location:

Glendale Section, Lot 69, Space 1

Grave Location GPS

35.1125304,-89.8718697

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