Name: Hugh L. Griffin Date: September 19th, 1921 - March 25th, 2009 Obituary: EAST PEORIA—Hugh L. Griffin, 87, of East Peoria died at 6:46 PM on Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at Methodist Medical Center in Peoria. Born on Sept 19, 1921 in Decaturville, TN to Jesse and Fannie Tillman Griffin, he married Melissa M. Cordle on December 25, 1941 in Corinth, MS. She preceded him in death on January 9, 2002 in Peoria. Surviving are 3 children, Tony (Mary) Griffin, Travis (Kathy) Griffin, and Teresa (Dan) Earle, all of East Peoria; 7 grandchildren, Jesse (Buffie) Griffin, Ryan (Erica) Griffin, Nathan, Josetta and Samuel Griffin, and Melissa and Andrew Earle; 3 great grandchildren, Blake, Kelsie, and Chase Griffin; and 1 sister, Melba Higdon of Decaturville, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents and 1 sister, Maurine Kindle. Hugh worked for Caterpillar, Inc. as a mechanic at the Proving Grounds for 34 years, and also worked as a carpenter for 50 years. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in East Peoria, the Local UAW #974, Carpenter’s Local #183 and NASCAR. A funeral service will be held at 1 PM on Saturday, March 28 at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory in East Peoria. The Rev. Mary Arnold will officiate. Visitation will be held from 6-8 PM on Friday, March 27 at the funeral home. Burial will be at Roberts Cemetery in Morton, where military rites will be accorded. Memorials: First United Methodist Church in East Peoria Visitations: 6:00PM to 8:00PM on Friday, March 27th, 2009 at Deiters Funeral Home & Crematory - East Peoria (map/driving directions) Services: 1:00PM at Deiters Funeral Home - East Peoria on Saturday, March 28th, 2009 (map/driving directions) Cemetery: Roberts Cemetery 300 W. Jefferson Morton, IL 61550 (map/driving directions)