Biography: Beverly Griffin of Little Rock, passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 29, 2021. Beverly was born August 24, 1949 to Ralph and Louise Burton of Benton, Arkansas. Bev grew up in Benton, attended Benton High School and graduated from the University of Arkansas where she met Len, her husband of nearly 51 years.
Beverly took great joy in her children, Leah and Jacob, and her grandchildren, Ashton, Zachary, William, Em, Katherine and Josephine. She made many, many life-long friends while living in California, Wisconsin, Michigan and Brazil before retiring to Little Rock. She was a voracious reader, loved her animals, loved to travel, a caring daughter and enjoyed people. A woman of deep faith and a devoted Christian she was an active member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Little Rock.
Beverly is survived by her husband, Len; their children Leah Griffin (Sam Henson) of Benton; Jacob Griffin (Rachel) of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin; her grandchildren; her sister Barbara Burton Richardson of Benton, and many cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents.
A family service will be held at St. Mark's. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (cff.org/arkansas).
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