CARTER COUNTY, TN - OBITUARIES - Rev. Robert "Ray" Grindstaff, 30 Jun 2002
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The Rev. Robert Grindstaff

   The Rev. Robert "Ray" Grindstaff, 85, 102 Thomas Lincoln Place, 
Elizabethton, formerly of 2149 Siam Road, Elizabethton, died Sunday, 
June 30, 2002, at his residence following an extended illness.
   The Rev. Grindstaff was a native and lifelong resident of Carter County 
and a son of the late Isaac Daniel (I.D. "Ike") and Myrtle Daugherty 
Grindstaff. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Mamie 
Slagle Grindstaff, in December 2000, and by three brothers and a sister.
   The Rev. Grindstaff was a graduate of Elizabethton High School, attended 
Mars Hill College, was a 1944 graduate of Carson-Newman College and graduated 
from the Southern Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., with a Master's 
Degree in Divinity. He also received a Teachers Certificate from ETSU in 
Speech Therapy.
   He was a member of the Watauga Baptist Association where he was the former 
secretary. He had served at Hales Memorial Chapel for more than 25 years and 
had been an Interim Pastor at many local Baptist churches.
   The Rev. Grindstaff taught Speech Therapy in the Carter County School 
System for over 20 years. He attended Keenburg Free Will Baptist Church and 
was a member of the N.E.A. and the T.E.A.
   Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Dr. Robert E. and Beth 
Altizer Grindstaff, with whom he made his home; three granddaughters, 
Kelli Grindstaff, Jordan Grindstaff and Mrs. Jason (Riley) Thompson, all 
of Elizabethton; and a great-grandson, Ian Isaiah Thompson, Elizabethton. 
Several nieces and nephews also survive.
   These services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-
Plans.com/Hathaway-Percy
   
   GRINDSTAFF -- Funeral services for The Rev. Robert "Ray" Grindstaff, 
85, 102 Thomas Lincoln Place, Elizabethton, formerly of 2149 Siam Road, 
Elizabethton, who died Sunday, June 30, 2002, will be held at 8 p.m. 
Wednesday, July 3, in the Sunset Chapel of Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home with 
the Rev. Mark Street officiating. Music will be provided by The Tennessee 
Melody Boys. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 5, at 
Happy Valley Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the funeral 
home from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, prior to the service. Friends may call at 
the residence of his son, Dr. Robert Grindstaff, 102 Thomas Lincoln Place, 
Elizabethton, at any time. Active pallbearers will be Bobby Ward, Phillip 
Ramsey, Roston Smith III, Jason Thompson, Sabin Shell, Bill Mosley, Landon 
Humphrey, Jeff Hilton and Danny Bullock. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. 
Stephen Fry, Dr. Jeffrey Fenyves, Dr. Brian Donovan, Dr. Borzon Azima, the 
Nursing Staff of Sycamore Shoals Hospital, Jack Altizer, Michael Altizer, 
Alvin Altizer, Jack Shell, David Dean Grindstaff, Billy Jack Grindstaff, 
Aaron Grindstaff, Jerry Carr, Cecil Carr, Clifford Miller, Gene Honeycutt, 
Cecil Eggers, Bill Sellers, Richard Collins, David Collins, Dwight Collins, 
Jeanne and Jimmy Bishop, the members of Keenburg Free Will Baptist Church 
and the staff of Pinecrest Family Practice Center. To those who desire, 
memorials may be made to the Ronald McDonald House. Condolences may be 
e-mailed to the family at hathaway-percy@funeral-plans.com. These 
services entrusted to Hathaway-Percy Funeral Home. www.Funeral-Plans.com/
Hathaway-Percy 

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