Obituary of Doug Grissom

Mr. Quinton "Doug" Grissom, 66 of Buford, Ga. passed away Sunday, May 24, 2009 at Gwinnett Medical Center following an extended illness. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 2:00 P.M. at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel. Rev. Lamar Hansard will officiate. Interment will follow in Hamilton Mill Memorial Gardens, Buford, Ga. The family will receive friends from 6-9 on Tuesday May 26 at the funeral home. A native of Leighton, Alabama, Mr. Grissom was the oldest of 10 children to the late Quinton Roosevelt and Geneva Mason Grissom. He was of the Baptist Faith. Mr. Grissom is preceded in death by his parents and a sister Elise Davis. Survivors include Wife, Ada P. Grissom, Buford, GA; Daughter, Debra Lynn Upson, Tullahoma, TN; Sons and Daughters-in-law, Quinton Doug II and Leslie Grissom, Knoxville, TN; Anthony and Kristy Grissom, Flowery Branch, GA; Son, Robert Stevens, Shelbyville, TN; Grandchildren, Brittany Upson, Ariel Upson, David Hareison, Gage Grissom, Kaleb Grissom, Ivey Bradford, Ben England, and Frank England; Great Grandchildren, Hanah England and Kylie Glascoe; Sisters and Brothers-in-Law, Betty and John Spires, Tuscumbia, AL, Linda and Tom Nichols, Leighton, AL, Jerri and Bobby Hanners, Suwanee, GA, Laura and Dennis Phillips, Flowery Branch, GA, Reba and Greg Newell, Tuscumbia, AL, Judy Grissom, Muscle Shoals, AL; Brothers and Sisters-in-Law, Danny and Brenda Grissom, Cherokee, AL, Ronny and Shirley Grissom, Hatton, AL; Brother-in-Law, Jimmy Davis, Tuscumbia, AL; Several Nieces, Nephews, and other relatives.