Braswell Chaffin

MR. BRASWELL CHAFFIN Mr. Braswell Chaffin, 89, of Grantville, died Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at his home. The funeral service will be conducted at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 15, at the graveside in the Grantville Cemetery, with the Reverend Randall Hodge officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 until 8 Wednesday night. Mr. Chaffin was born October 29, 1921, in Grantville, son of the late Graydon and Claire Braswell Chaffin. A lifelong resident of Grantville, he received a Purple Heart for his service in the U. S. Army during World War Two, was a member of First United Methodist Church of Grantville, and retired from James River Corporation after twenty years of service. Survivors include his son and daughter in-law, Jerome and Jan Chaffin of Newnan; three grandchildren, Vickie and Michael Burgess of Tooele, Utah, Jeff and Shelley Chaffin of Newnan, Chris and Betty Chaffin, also of Newnan; and thirteen great-grandchildren. Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Visitation: from 6 until 8 Wednesday night, September 14th, at Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home Services: 3:00 p.m., Thursday, September 15th, at the graveside in the Grantville Cemetery Interment: Grantville Cemetery