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Mr. James William Griswold
ELON COLLEGE — Mr. James William Griswold, 75, of 105 Woodland Drive, died at 11:50 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2000, at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill.
A native of Greensboro, he was the husband of Mrs. Nora Bryant Griswold, who survives, and the son of Mr. James Nuby Griswold and Mrs. Myrtle Kellam Griswold, both deceased. He was retired from AT&T after 23 years of service.
He was a member of the Elon Exchange Club, the Telephone Pioneers of America, and an Air Force veteran of World War II. He was a member of Elon College Community Church United Church of Christ, the Men’s Fellowship, and the Burlington Area Men’s Fellowship.
Survivors other than his wife of the home include two daughters, Ms. Olga Marie Griswold of Elon College and Mrs. Patricia Griswold Oliver of Gibsonville; and two grandchildren.
The funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Elon College Community Church by the Rev. Arch Aitcheson, pastor.
Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park.
The family will be at the Rich and Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 6 to 8 Saturday evening and at other times at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Patricia Oliver, 504 Westfield Lane, Gibsonville.
Memorials may be made to Elon College Community Church Youth Fund, P.O. Box 625, Elon College, N.C. 27244-0625.
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5/8/2004
OBITUARIES Mrs. Nora Bryant Griswold
ELON — Mrs. Nora Bryant Griswold, 78, formerly of 105 Woodland Drive, died Thursday, May 6, 2004, at the Hospice and Palliative Care Center after six years of declining health.
A native of Yadkin County, she was the wife of the late James William Griswold, and the daughter of the late N.P. Bryant and Beulah Long Bryant. She was retired from Western Electric and was a member of the Telephone Pioneers Club at Western Electric. She was a member of Elon Community Church, where she served as a nursery teacher, and was a member of The Women’s Fellowship.
Survivors include two daughters, Ms. Olga Marie Griswold of Elon and Mrs. Patricia Griswold Oliver and husband, Eddie, of Gibsonville; two grandchildren, Ashton Elaine Oliver and Nathaniel Brent Oliver; three brothers, Mr. Arthur Bryant of Carthage, Mr. Albert Bryant of Hamptonville, and Mr. Charles Bryant of Memphis, Tenn.; and a sister, Mrs. Martha Smith of Anniston, Ala.
She was preceded in death by four sisters, Eloise Bryant, Bernice Watts, Virginia Bryant, and Mae Bryant; and a brother, Paul Bryant.
The funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2004, at Elon Community Church by the Rev. Dan Kuhn, and the Rev. Dian G. Jackson. Burial will be in Alamance Memorial Park. The body will be taken to the church 30 minutes prior to the service.
The family will be at the Rich & Thompson Mortuary in Burlington from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Memorials may be made to Elon Community Church, P.O. Box 625, Elon, N.C. 27244.
Condolences may be sent to the family at
info@richandthompson.com.
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