McMinnville resident Ossie L. Grayson, 78, died Oct. 24 at Raintree Manor after an extended illness.The daughter of the late Susie Rebecca (Foster) and Willie Lee Grayson, she was preceded in death by granddaughter, Deanna Grayson, three sisters and three brothers.A factory worker and a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, she is survived by son, Dean A. Grayson of McMinnville; sister, Lillie Kennedy of Indianapolis, Ind.,; halfsister, Magnolia Solomon of McMinnville; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and several good friends, grandchildren, Marlene Grayson of McMinnville and Jessica Grayson of Clarksville; and great-grandson, Antwaun Vaughn of McMinnville.Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Gardens of Memory Funeral Home with Harley Roth and Dennis Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Leesburg Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Gardens of Memory Funeral Home.Southern Standard (McMinnville, Tenn.) Oct. 26, 2012
Ossie L. Grayson, 78