91 year old Mary Louise Griffin of Fairborn, Ohio and formerly of Portsmouth, Ohio died Friday at Dayspring HealthCare Center in Fairborn. She was retired from Kenner Toy Factory and was a former member of St. Mary Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian burial will be Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church in Portsmouth, Ohio at 1:00 p.m. Adam Streitenberger will officiate. Recitation of Rosary will be 7:30 p.m. Monday at Melcher Funeral Home. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery in Portsmouth. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Griffin was preceded in death by her parents, Phillip and Dena Zappa Francia; a daughter, Mary Lou Cotterel; and eight brothers and five sisters. Survivors include a son, Joseph and wife Kathy Griffin of Fairborn. Eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. A sister, Catherine Doman of Livonia, Michigan. Several nieces and nephews. She is survived locally by a granddaughter, Glenda Hall and Terry of Dowelltown. A great grandson, Gage Estes of Dowelltown. A great granddaughter, Molly Hall of Dowelltown. This information provided as a courtesy of DeKalb Funeral Chapel.
