Johnny Ray Grisdale, Sr.

Obituary: Johnny Ray Grisdale Sr., 75, of Concord died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at CMC-NorthEast. He was born March 16, 1935 in Rowan County, the son of the late George Ray Grisdale and the late Grace Miller Grisdale. He retired in 1990 from Pelton and Crane Co., Charlotte after working there over 30 years. He was a veteran of the US Army. He was a Mason and a Shriner. His funeral service will be 2:00 PM Monday, May 24, 2010 at First Presbyterian Church in Kannapolis officiated by Mr. Kris Edscorn and Rev. Bob Maulden. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 2:00 in the church parlor. He is survived by his son, Johnny Ray Grisdale Jr. and wife Dona of Matthews, his daughter Christy G. Heintz and husband Jeff of Kannapolis, and his sister Mary Nell G. Watson and husband Johnny of Mooresville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 201 Vance Street Kannapolis, NC 28081. Whitley's Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Visitation: 12:30-2:00 P.M. Monday, May 24, 2010 Parlor of First Presbyterian Church

Service: 2:00 P.M. Monday May 24, 2010 First Presbyterian Church

Interment: Carolina Memorial Park Kannapolis, North Carolina