Willard Andrew "Wood" Grissom

Male 1918 - 2003  (~ 85 years)


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  • Name Willard Andrew "Wood" Grissom 
    Birth 0___ 1918  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Nurseryman  [3
    Death 19 Feb 2003  (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Burial Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I37811  The Hennessee Family
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2013 

    Father James Claude "Claude" Grissom,   b. 27 Jul 1885, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1968, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Mary Maxa "Maxie" Hennessee,   b. 28 Feb 1885, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1958, (Warren County) Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 21 Feb 1903  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • by J. C. Safley, J.P.
    Residence (Family) 0___ 1910  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence (Family) 0___ 1920  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence (Family) 0___ 1930  Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F304  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Louie Marie Roberts,   b. 5 Aug 1918, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jun 2007, McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage Y  [3
    Children 
     1. Joseph "Joe" Grissom,   b. Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Bennie Kay Grissom,   b. Warren County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F14026  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 0___ 1918 - Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Feb 2003 - (Warren County) Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Smyrna Cemetery, Irving College, Warren County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • McMinnville resident and Warren County native Willard (Wood) Andrew Grissom, 85, died Feb. 19 at his home after an extended illness.

      A nurseryman and a member of Smyrna Church of Christ, he served his country in the U.S. Army during World War II.

      The son of Johnny Claude an Maxie Hennessee Grissom, he is survived by his wife, Louie Roberts Grissom; son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Martha Grissom of McMinnville; daughter, Bennie Kay Long of Beersheba Springs; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

      Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at High's Chapel with Robert Jefferies and Ernest Laws officiating. Burial will follow at Smyrna Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until 9 p.m. today at High's. [3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S52180] "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/SP7L-F2C : accessed.

    2. [S52182] "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MNGT-M1H : accessed.

    3. [S52183] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=grissom&GSfn=willard&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=37088023&.

    4. [S6658] "Warren County,TN Marriages: 1900-1950", transcribed & compiled by A.C.Hillis, p. 31 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S52181] "United States Census, 1910," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MGNF-G92 : accessed.