After living a full century, Anne Griffin Newman, 100, passed away under the Christmas star December 21, 2020 in Sylacauga, Alabama. On her 100th birthday this year, she celebrated with many family and friends, was honored by her church and even received a Mayor’s Proclamation from the City of Sylacauga. Over 150 greeting cards were sent and she had spent many days in 2020 re-reading them. She would often say “We got that party in just in time!”
Anne was born February 23, 1920 in Birmingham, Alabama to Joseph and Flora Griffin. She was the youngest of 3 children and enjoyed sports, science and listening to the Hit Parade on the family’s radio. She graduated from Ensley High in 1936 and enrolled at Alabama Polytechnical Institute (now Auburn University) to major in Home Economics. She and her siblings, Joe and Sara, were all API students and helped their mother run a boarding house in Auburn.