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of Albany, Georgia
BESSIE J. GRISSETT
Mrs. Bessie Jones Grissett, 77, of Albany died Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday at Kimbrell-Stern with the Rev. Chip Gresham officiating. A family-only private interment will follow.
A native of Sumter, Mrs. Grissett has lived in Albany since 1980 where she attended Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Grissett was a nurse over 30 years, retiring from Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital in the late 1990s and continued working through 2005. She also served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War.
Mrs. Grissett will always be remembered for her selfless nature and the love she gave to her husband, children and grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband, William A. Grissett of Albany; a son, William A. Grissett Jr. and his wife, Tracy, of Carrollton, Ga.; daughters, Mary G. Dolan of Leesburg, Ga., and Donna G. Dollar and her husband, Lee; four grandchildren, Robert Ashley Grissett, Megan Dolan, Emily Grissett and Will Grissett; two step-grandchildren, Brooke and Greg Dollar; four sisters, Annie Grant of Florence, Esther Trimnal, Estelle Reed and Cary Russell, all of Sumter.
Those desiring may make memorials to ACTO, Albany Outreach Center, 314 N. Jefferson St., Albany, GA 31701.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday at Kimbrell-Stern.
You may sign the online guestbook and share your own special thoughts with the family of Mrs. Grissett by visiting Kimbrell-Stern's website at www.kimbrellstern.com. [1, 2, 3] |
1933 - 2010 (77 years)
