Mary Ruth Grizzell, 80

There will be a memorial service at Wayside Community Center in McMinnville at 3 p.m., Saturday Jan. 12, preceded by a graveside service at noon at the Sycamore Cemetery in Cannon County.

She was a member of the Church of Christ. She was a courageous, loving mother. She is preceded in death by parents W.N. (Will) and Mary Pauline Cooley Hale; sister, June Joines; brothers, Fred Lewis Hale and Winfrey Timothy Hale; half sisters, Inez Packard and Willette Richardson; and half brother Ed Hale.

Survivors include sister, Jane Ann Hale and brothers, John and Nathan Hale, children Elaine Waters of Knoxville, Merle (Linda) Grizzell of Franklin, Paula (Tom) Demarini of Atlanta, Ga., Gary (Lois) Grizzell of Cookeville, John Grizzell of Oak Ridge, 10 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Highland View Church of Christ Oak Ridge or Eastern European Missions.