Vernon Davis Grizzard Sr. Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Vernon Davis Grizzard Sr. of North Palm Beach, Florida, who passed away on June 16, 2022 at the age of 94. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Vernon Davis Grizzard Sr. to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Jefferson Davis Grizzard and Mary Carpenter Grizzard; and his siblings, Garnet Grizzard, Elizabeth G. Allen, Marjorie G. Tudor, Mary G. Johns, J. D. Grizzard, Taylor L. Grizzard and Jeff D. Grizzard, Jr. (Grizzard).
He is survived by: his wife Gaynelle Parrish Grizzard; his children, Vernon Davis Grizzard, Jr. (Carol), Robert Umstead Grizzard (Joen), Bonnie Lou Grizzard and Linda Sue Grizzard Owens (Jim); his grandchildren, Robert Vernon Lees Grizzard, James Parrish Owens (Cat), Vernon Davis Grizzard, III, Mary Owens Ethridge (Ty), Jefferson Ellisor Grizzard (Molly) and Emily Chandler Grizzard Valdes (Teo); his great grandchildren, Robert Patrick Grizzard, Marty James Ethridge, Emmy Lou Ethridge, James Parrish Owens, Jr. and Wilder Ellisor Valdes; and his sister-in-law Beverly Grizzard. He is also survived by friends and family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Baptist Church, Rome, P. O. Box 1189, Rome, GA 30162 or http://www.fbcrome.org, the Vernon and Gaynelle Grizzard Scholarship at Darlington School, 1014 Cave Spring Road, Rome, GA 30161 or http://www.darlingtonschool.org, or The Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation, 8 S. Church Lane, North Palm Beach, FL 33408 or http://www.losttreefoundation.org.
