Grissom, James Thomas (Decatur)

  • Tuesday, April 2, 2019
James Grissom
James Grissom

James Thomas Grissom, 74, a resident of Decatur, Tennessee, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019, in a local hospital.

He was the son of the late Johnny Cleo and Viola Walker Grissom and was also preceded in death by his grandchildren Jacob and Talon Grissom. Mr. Grissom was a long timber cutter.

He is survived by his sons, James Keith Grissom, James Douglas Grissom and Tracy Eugene Grissom, his daughters Janice Cook and Angela Golden 14 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, and his sisters, Judy Gentry and Barbara Bishop. 

A Remembrance of Life Service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, at Jim Rush Funeral and Cremation Services Wildwood Avenue Chapel with family and friends sharing their memories of James.

The interment will follow at the Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery in Meigs County.

The family will receive friends on Thursday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the funeral home. 

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