Louise Griggs Obituary

We are sad to announce that, on February 27, 2026, at the age of 93, Louise Griggs in Canton, Ohio, born in Sparta, Georgia passed away. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Ransom Sr. and Rutha Mae Williams Ransom; her siblings, Mattie Ransom, Charles Ransom, Jimmy Ransom, James Ransom Jr., Walter Ransom Sr., Seaborn Ransom, Virginia Abrams and Carlton Ransom Sr.; and her great grandchild Daniel Marcel Salisbury.

She is survived by: her husband Marshall Griggs; her children, Leon Griggs and Shirley Ann Griggs; her siblings, Marvin Ransom (Mamie), Shirley Ransom Barnes and Jeanette Ransom Johnson; her sisters-in-law, Louise Ransom and Alberta Ransom; her grandchildren, Christina Ross, Tyrone Griggs (Christina) and Theresa Salisbury (Jack); her great grandchildren, Robert Leon'Griggs, Amber Monique Salisbury, Robert Eugene Gipson (Meridian), Ebony Shauntae Okosun, Angela Charlene Griggs and Joseph Michael Salisbury (Malia); and her great great grandchildren, Matthew Omari Zaire Salisbury, Nariah Oselenjishan Okosun, Robert Eugene Gipson Jr., Nadine Ofure Okosun, Sarai Annabella Noel Griggs, Loreli Monna Lee Salisbury, Nicholi Isaiah Griggs, Callista Martin-Blair, Malachi Taisean Chambers, Leon Jeramiah Chambers (Brooklyn) and Koba Jourdan Chambers.