Obituary Report for June 28, 2002
Landy Power Grissom, 71
Bone Cave resident and Van Buren County native Landy Power Grissom, 71, died June 26 at St. Thomas Hospital after a lingering illness.
An employee of Aquatech, a farmer, a member of Harmony Church of Christ, Masonic Mountain Lodge 766 and a past member of the Eastern Star, he served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
The son of M.V. and Cora D. Templeton Grissom, he was preceded in death by sisters, Geneva Chisam and Joy McGregor.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Cunningham Grissom; daughters and sons-in-law, Lanita and Tom Walling, Donna Grissom and Tim Yates, all of Bone Cave; grandchildren, Landy Matney, Marty Cowan, Christopher Cowen and Amy Simmons; step-grandchildren, Jimmy, Josh and Brent Walling, Jennifer Blackwell and Amanda Gunter.; four great-grandchildren; and brother-in-law, Bud McGregor of McMinnville.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at High’s Chapel with Nestor Stewart officiating. Burial will follow at Long Cemetery in Van Buren County with military graveside rites administered by VFW Post 5064 and American Legion Post 173. Visitation will be held from 8 a.m. until time of service today at High’s. Masonic services were held Thursday.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 28, 2002
Morris Lee Webb, 63
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Morris Lee Webb, 63, died unexpectedly June 26 at River Park Hospital.
A member of the Baptist Church, he was the son of Joe and Clisty Davis Webb; and was preceded in death by brothers, James E. and Marshall Ray Webb.
He is survived by sister, Mary L. Bost of McMinnville; brother, Wilburn Webb of McMinnville; nieces, Mary Maxwell and Joyce Smith of McMinnville; nephew, Billy Wayne Webb of McMinnville; several great-nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at High’s Chapel with burial following at Concord Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 10 a.m. until time of service Saturday at High’s.
High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 28, 2002
Imogene Webb Day, 83
Kingsport resident and McMinnville native Imogene Webb Day, 83, died June 25 at Indian Path Hospital in Kingsport.
A former employee of Lockheed Aircraft in Marietta, Ga., where she made her home for 50 years, she was the daughter of the late John B. and Daisy Webb, and was preceded in death by her husband, James Day.
She is survived by sister, Beatrice Satterfield of Marietta; stepdaughters, Jean Willoughby, Monroe, Georgia and Elizabeth Hillis of Seattle, Wash.; grandchildren, Brian and Brandon Ellis and David Willoughby II; several nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Roswell Funeral Home in Roswell, Ga., with burial following at Green Lawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to service today at the funeral home.
Southern Standard
(McMinnville, Tenn.) June 28, 2002