Dr Robert Laddrick Griffin Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Griffin, Dr. Robert (Bob) Laddrick, age 87, of Foley, Alabama was healed and delivered from all suffering and disability on May 3, 2022, when he departed this life and, by God’s grace, entered into the eternal presence of his loving Heavenly Father. His confidence was in Christ, Whom he had trusted as his personal Savior when he was a child in Birmingham, AL. “Because HE lives, he too is alive.” Called “Pastor” or "Dr. Bob" by thousands, he dedicated his life to serving his Lord and did so for over 65 years as a youth pastor, music minister, teacher, principal, ministry leader, evangelist, missionary, and pastor. He taught, led, and pastored churches in Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. He also served as Executive Director of Bible Memory Association (BMA), directing Bible camps nationally and internationally. He led and participated in mission trips to Brazil, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Germany, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Senegal, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. He led numerous pilgrimages to the Holy Land, and through them sought especially to mentor younger pastors in leading pilgrimage groups of their own. Dr. Bob will be remembered for the bold yet graceful way he preached God's Word, his gentle and loving shepherd’s spirit, his love for the lost, his passion for missions, his unwavering commitment to the Lord, and so much more. He joined JROTC at Phillips High School, went on to ROTC at Auburn University, and served as a First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Artillery Forward Observer at Fort Sill, OK. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Auburn University, a Master of Theology from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a Doctor of Ministry from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Bob surrendered to the Lord’s ministry at age 22, and he preached his first sermon at the Jefferson County Jail where 22 prisoners were saved. While in seminary, he ministered to men and women on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, assisting his good friend Leo Humphrey in a ministry providing shelter to anyone in need. This ministry led to establishing Good News in Action, which now works in evangelism, church planting, and leadership training in Central America. He served on the boards of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and The North American Baptist Fellowship. During his time as pastor of Parker Road Baptist Church, he served as the Florissant Police Department Chaplain where he counseled police officers and victims of crime. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles and Margaret Griffin of Birmingham, AL, and his first wife of 41 years, Gayle Cameron Griffin. He is survived by his wife, Beverlyn Houston Griffin of Foley, AL; his son and daughter-in-law, Charles L. “Chuck” and Mindy Griffin of Litchfield Park, AZ; his daughter and son-in-law, Ginger Griffin and Dr. Franklin Matthew Eppinette of Lincolnshire, IL; his brother John Allen Griffin of Foley, AL; numerous step-children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; and many friends. Visitation will take place at First Baptist Gulf Shores on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 10:00am, with a service of worship, remembrance, and celebration of Everlasting Life in Christ following at 11:00am. Graveside services will follow at Pine Rest Memorial Park in Foley, AL. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that remembrances be made in the form of contributions to Good News in Action through First Baptist Gulf Shores. The family expresses sincere appreciation to the doctors and nurses who cared for him, the Missions Bible Fellowship, the Tuesday Men’s Bible Study, and the congregation of First Baptist Gulf Shores as well as so many other friends and loved ones who have shown so much love and concern. “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20.

Dr Robert Laddrick Griffin

November 3, 1934 - May 3, 2022