Mark Steven Grissom, 53, of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away Monday, March 20, 2017 at the family residence.
Mark was preceded in death by his mother, Patty Ann Grissom.
Mark was born in Waukegan, IL on Feb. 9, 1964 and he was a graduate of the Argo Community High School in Summit, IL. After attending Lee University, he received his Bachelors of Science Degree in Mortuary Science from the Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Skokie, Illinois. After moving to Cleveland, he founded Grissom Funeral Home and owned and operated it for 27 years. He helped countless families with his caring service while at Grissom Funeral Home. Mark was well-known for his morning radio show on WOOP Radio which was called "Mark in the Morning". He served on numerous boards including the Bradley County Board of Education. He was an active member of the Cleveland Rotary Club. Mark enjoyed golf, fishing and was a proud fan of the 2016 World Series Champion, Chicago Cubs! At the time of his passing, Mark served as the Manager of Social Media for Jones Management for Alan Jones. He was affectionately called "Money Mark". To have friends, you have to show yourself friendly and Mark exemplified that! He will be sadly missed by all who knew him! Mark was a member of the St. Therese Catholic Church.
Survivors include his father, Reverend Tom Grissom and his wife Judy of Cleveland; his brother, Reverend Kevin Grissom and his wife Mary Fran Grissom of Blackshear, GA; his nephew, Gregory Grissom and his wife Hannah of Pensacola, FL; his aunts, Viola Rhein of Carmi, IL and Jean Bair of Tucson, AZ; his uncle, Ovel Grissom and his wife Barbara of Trussville, AL; and several cousins, friends, colleagues and extended family members.
The Memorial Mass will be conducted on Thursday, March 23, at 1 p.m. from the St. Therese Catholic Church with Father Mike Nolan, Dr. Jay McCluskey and Reverend Kevin Grissom officiating. Entombment will be at a later date.
The family requests that lieu of flowers, memorials in Mark's name be made to the Alzheimer's Association Southeast Tennessee Office, 7625 Hamilton Park Drive Chattanooga, Tennessee, 37421 or to the Southeast Cancer Unit Inc., 401 Pendleton Street, Waycross, Georgia 31501. Both of these organizations were dear to Mark's heart!
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday at the St. Therese Catholic Church, Breen Hall.
The Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services North Ocoee Chapel has charge of the arrangements.