Jonesboro - Ben T. Griffin, 84, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010 at St. Bernards Medical Center. He was born June 1, 1925 in Jonesboro to the late Ben T. and Dona Griffin. He was raised in Jonesboro, one of eighteen children. His father gave each child a choice of 40 acres or two years of college. He chose college and received his BSE Degree in 1948 from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro; received his MSE in 1951 from University...