Mary Sue Grigsby Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

MARY SUE GRIGSBY POSEYVILLE, INDIANA Mary Sue (Manning) Grigsby, 84, of Peoria, Illinois, passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Solarbron in Evansville, Indiana. She was the youngest daughter born to Wallace G. and Loretta (Davis) Manning on February 16, 1928, in Poseyville, Indiana. She graduated from Poseyville High School in 1946 and from Lockyear Business College in 1948. After graduation, she worked for GMAC in Evansville, Indiana. In 1952, Mary Sue married Robert J. Grigsby, and they had two children: Joel Lee and Kimberly. In 1972 the family moved to Peoria, Illinois where Mary Sue worked and later retired from The Pioneer Bank of Peoria. Surviving are nieces whom cared for her upon her return to Evansville: Janasu Lutz of Cynthiana, Indiana and Nancy (Fred) Blaylock of New Harmony, Indiana. Also surviving are a sister-in-law & two brothers-in-law, Carolyn Lou & Jack Grable of Dayton, Ohio and Dr. Marion Warpenburg of Owensville, Indiana; great-niece: Heather Rogers of New Harmony, Indiana; great-nephews: Lee (Amanda) Wildt of Griffin, Indiana and Michael (Camrun) Blaylock of New Harmony, Indiana; seven great-great-nieces & nephews and numerous friends & neighbors. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 59 years: Bob in 2011; her daughter: Kimberly in 2005; her son: Joel Lee in 1980; and two sisters: Ardith Ann McFarling in 1998 and Carolyn Jane Warpenburg in 2011. Mary Sue was a member of the Poseyville Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, and an associate member of the First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ, in Peoria, Illinois. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012 at the Werry Funeral Home in Poseyville, Indiana with visitation from 9 a.m. until service time. Rev. John Matsel officiating. Burial will follow in Poseyville Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Poseyville Christian Church, PO Box 86, Poseyville, Indiana 47633.

Mary Sue Grigsby

February 16, 1928 - March 27, 2012

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