Edward F. Grayson

Lemon Bay Funeral Home Date: August 8, 2008 Obit For: Edward F. Grayson, Jr. Sarasota County Edward F. Grayson, Jr., 86, of Englewood, Florida died August 8, 2008. He was born May 30, 1922 in Quitman, Mississippi to Edward F. and Elizabeth Boles Grayson, Sr. He moved to the Englewood area in 1987 from Toomsuba, Mississippi. He was a retired Colonel in the United States Marine Corps and served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. He received a Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and 2 Meritorious Service Awards from the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was a member of the Park Forest Owners Association in Englewood, a life member of the Military Officers Association of America. He was a graduate of the University of Maryland and he received his Masters Degree from George Washington University. He is survived by his wife Shirley Grayson; his daughters, Denise Richard Liley of Lakewood, Colorado and Linda Richard Latona of Lakeland, Florida; 5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife Dorothy Grayson, his parents, his brother Roy Grayson, his sisters, Betty Estelle Lambo and Annie Mae Luke. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday Au...[more]

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t 13, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at Lemon Bay Funeral Home Englewood Chapel. Memorial donations may be made to TideWell Hospice and Palliative Care, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, Florida 34238. You may express your condolences to the family at lemonbayfh.com