The Griffin Family

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The Griffin Family
Marvin Griffin Photo Book, Marvin C. Griffin Papers, Accession #3837, Box 52, Folder 12. The Texas Collection, Baylor University.

Marvin Griffin and his wife, Lois Griffin, née King, raised three daughters: Marva Lois Carter, Gaynelle Jones, and Ria Griffin. Mrs. Lois Griffin passed away in 2006.

This file appears in: Marvin C. Griffin

By Skylar Ray
During the 1950s and 1960s, Rev. Marvin C. Griffin strove to bring the Christian gospel to bear upon the civil rights struggle in Waco. As minister of New Hope Baptist Church from 1951 to 1969, Reverend Griffin preached a message of spiritual…