Griswold Funeral Home

Asked for one Monday morning, before his funeral that afternoon at Columbus’ Wynnbrook Baptist Church, she chose one his barber told her. Austin always went to the same family barber in Phenix City, where he had a regular appointment. One day when he was there he met another Austin, a little boy around 4 or 5 years old. When they first met, the elder Austin said something to this effect: “Your name’s Austin? Cool! My name is Austin, too!” They bumped fists and talked, and from then on, the barber scheduled the boy’s appointment right after the young man’s, so they could give each other the fist-bump and chat. On Nov. 15, the barber finished big Austin’s hair before little Austin got there. “I don’t have much daylight left,” he told her. “I’ve got to get home and wash my car.” That’s a shame, she said: He’d miss seeing the chi...

Griswold, 71, died at her home in Falmouth of natural causes on November 3.She was the widow of Allen B. Griswold.She was the daughter of Laura Geis of Niantic, Connecticut. Raised in Connecticut, she graduated from Mount Ida College in Newton.Ms. Griswold leaves three children, Wendy Souza and her husband, Michael Souza, of East Falmouth, Jennifer Griswold of East Falmouth, and Jeremiah Griswold and his wife, Heather Griswold, of Sandwich; two brothers, Herbert Maher and Lew Geis; four grandchildren, Laura Griswold, Benjamin Griswold, Cody Souza and Kylie Souza; and extended familyShe was predeceased by her father, Ralph Maher, and her stepfather, Lew Geis.A visitation will be Saturday, November 10, from 10 AM to noon at Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Home, 584 West Falmouth Highway. A service will follow at the funeral home.Burial will be private.