Vallie M. Griffin, son of Gene Norman Mays of Dexter, Missouri, and the late Lewis Fowler, was born on February 19, 1967, in St Louis, Missouri, and departed this life on November 3, 2024, in Dexter, Missouri, at the age of 57 years.

Mr. Griffin was a car salesman for Autry Morlan in Dexter and a resident of Dexter. He was a member of the Dexter Elks Lodge and enjoyed drag racing and fishing.

On November 25, 2018, he was united in marriage to Mystie Tankersley. Mrs. Griffin survives of their home in Dexter.

Along with his wife and mother, he is survived by his daughter, Chelsey Duncan and husband Craig of Dexter, Missouri; by his son, Michael Griffin and wife Lacey of Dexter, Missouri; by his step-daughter, Alexis Tankersley of San Antonio, Texas; by his step-son, Brandon Tankersley of Dexter, Missouri; by his brother, Mark Griffin of Puxico, Missouri; by his sister, Mary Fowler of Dexter, Missouri; and by seven grandchildren, Kali Duckett, Lainey Duncan, Cali Duncan, Kora Griffin, Zoey Griffin, Addilyn Johnson, and Parker Johnson.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in the Bloomfield City Cemetery.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.