Edwin Douglas

Grayson

Mr. Grayson accepted Christ as his savior at an early age. He was a deacon at Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church where he was a faithful servant as Chairman of the Board for 15 years. Mr. Grayson also served as a Sunday School teacher, Church van driver, and he also sung in the male choir.

Grayson, as all his friends knew him in Georgia and as Douglas in Alabama, graduated from Marengo County Training school in 1958. He later attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia where he met his lovely wife, Betty Ann Brantley, and married her March 31, 1960 in which they cherished 61 years of marriage. Their union was blessed with 4 children.

Mr. Edwin Grayson retired from General Motors after 31 years and started investing in his family. He made sure that they knew God and that they would live their lives to the fullest. He wanted to make sure that they would be willing to help others and that they would be financially stable. At 80 years of age Grayson wasn't a stranger to anyone. He was always willing to lend a helping hand to anyone that would do their part. Grayson was a world traveler and in the Senior citizen traveling group until his health started to decline. As his days here on earth got shorter, and until he took his last breath, we all will remember him as a great husband, father, brother, grand dad, cuz and friend named GRAYSON, whom we loved dearly.

On Friday, April 2, 2021, the Master was walking in the Garden of Life and saw that a rare flower had reached a stage of perfection. God noticed this extraordinary flower displayed the beauty of love, peace, kindness and gentleness, the qualities in which His eternal place is adorned. Our Heavenly Father entered Him into rest. Mr. Edwin Douglas Grayson entered the gates knowing there would be no more sickness, pain or suffering, only everlasting joy with his Savior, Jesus Christ. He was preceded in death by his father, Reverend T.R. Grayson; mother, Goldia L. Grayson; his brothers, Theodore Grayson, and Prentice Grayson; and his sister, Bonnie Talley.

Those left to cherish Mr. Edwin Douglas Grayson's memories are his children, Sheila Grayson, Boris (Louise) Grayson, Hope (Robert) Bruce, and April (Frederick) Jones ; brother, Tommy (Josephine) Grayson; sister, Dr. Chinella (Wiley) Henderson; five grandchildren, Robert (Nesha) Bruce Jr., Darius Bruce, Nicholas London, Autumn Jones, and Jordan Jones; 4 great grandchildren; brother in laws, Billy Gene (Irish) Brantley, and Charles (Shirley) Talley; close friend, J.D. Walker and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends that will miss him dearly. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2021, from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Burden's Funeral Home. A Graveside Service will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Griffin Memorial Gardens. Pastor Gerod D. Duff of Rising Star Missionary Baptist Church is his Pastor and Eulogist.