| Obituary: | The memorial service of Joseph Franklin Grimsley, II, 59, of Deatsville, AL, formerly of Eufaula, AL, who died July 1, 2008 will be conducted July 12, 2008 at 11:00 AM at Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Jerry Carl-Gordon will officiate. The family will receive friends immediately after the service.
A native of Arlington, GA, Mr. Grimsley was born to the late Jessie B. Grimsley and Inez Sasser Grimsley. He grew up in Blakely, GA and previously resided in Eufaula, AL, before moving to Deatsville, AL. He was employed with BE & K Construction.
Mr. Grimsley was a 1967 graduate of Lyman Ward Military Academy and Jefferson Davis Community College. He was a millwright and a certified gunsmith. Mr. Grimsley was a Master Mason and a member of Epworth United Methodist Church, of Eufaula, AL.
Survivors include a son and his wife, Joey and Leslie Grimsley and daughter and her husband, Sherry and Patrick Barton all of Leesburg, GA, two brothers and their wives, Donald and Shirley Jockish of Deatsville, AL and Jesse and Mary Grimsley of Leesburg, GA, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to Barbour County Youth Hunt, PO Box 1076, Eufaula, AL 36072, ATTENTION: Pat Knott.
To sign our online registry or to send condolences to the family, you may visit Mathews’ website at www.mathewsfuneralhome.com
Mathews Funeral Home
Albany, GA
229-435-5657 |
