Obituary: Mrs. Sara Grissom, Tensas Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Edith Ziegler; From The Tensas Gazette, Feb. 16, 2000

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    Funeral servies for Mrs. Sara Pairlee Dildine Grissom were held on
Monday, January 10, 2000 at the Crothers-Glenwood Funeral Home in 
Tallulah.  Mrs Grissom was born November 25, 1917 and died January 8,
2000, she was 82 years old!
 
   She was laid to rest at Memorial Park Cemetery in Tallulah. Services
were conducted by the Reverends Bill Bearden, formerly of St. Joseph,
Louisiana; Butch Farris, pastor of Unity Assembly of God in St. Joseph;
and Leroy Culp of Memphis, Tennessee, a dear and liflong friend.  The
grandchildren of Mema Grissom performed the music for the service by
singing "You Are My Sunshine" one more time for their Mema. This was her
favorite song and she sang it as she rocked her babies from infants to
adults.

    Mrs. Grissom is survived by her husband of 62 years, Onis Grissom,
Sr.; two sons, Onis Grissom, Jr. and his wife, Arittia; their children
Ginger Cannon and husband Chuck, Danielle and Zachary all of Columbia,
Louisiana; Lea Pankey and her husband Mark of New Mexico; Onis' three
sons from a previous marriage; Johnny Lynn & wife Terr; their sons
Johnny Jr. and Brandon; Jerry Grissom; and Jeff Grissom; Larry Grissom
and his wife Diane; their children Bailee and Logan all of St. Joseph;
and Kim Hestle and her husband Jason of Bossier City, Louisiana.

    Mrs. Grissom has several great-great-grandchildren. She is also
survived by eight sisters and two brothers: Barbra Ingram of Palm Bay,
Florida; Callie Boyd, Betty Potter and Dora Andrews of Michigan, Sue
Vaughn and Edith Hicks of Missouri; Billie Joyce Aleander of Massachu-
setts; Tom Dildine of Arkansas; and Bonnie Stinson of North Carolina.

    Pallbearers for Mrs. Grissom were Perry Eppinette, Gary Warlick,
Kyle Clark, Jerry Clark and Ricky Rush all of St. Joseph and Jerry
Wayne Patrick of Warden, Louisiana.

     Mema Grissom was our ray of sunshine, and we will all miss her
bright and persistent spirit of hope she gave each os us everyday.
Rest well Mema...we love you.