Betty Ann Griffin

Betty Ann Griffin, 86, of Hamburg, died Monday, August 6, 2018. Mrs. Griffin was a native and lifelong resident of Hamburg. She was the first Director of the Ashley County Housing Authority, having worked there for over 25 years. She volunteered for the Salvation Army and the Ashley County Medical Center and was an active member of the Hamburg Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Henry Samuel Griffin in 1965; her parents, Thomas Walter & Cathryn Spencer Venters and her sister, Lois Barnett. She is survived by a son, Bobby Griffin, and wife, Betty of Hamburg; a brother, Dr. Tommy Venters, and wife, Anna Ruth, of Benton; she was Ging Gong to her granddaughter, Katy Griffin Dupree, and husband, Dale of Hamburg and a host of nieces and nephews. Funeral service: 2 p.m., Wednesday in the Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Tommy Bush and Bro. Joe Sponagule officiating. Burial will be in the Hamburg Cemetery. Memorials to Hamburg Church of Christ, 1109 N. Main Street, Hamburg, Ark. 71646. Visitation: 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home of Hamburg, Arkansas. Online guestbook www.jones-hartshorn.com.