Joplin Globe; Joplin MO; 2003-5-30

Ruth A. Grissom

Ruth A. Grissom, age 61, of Joplin, died Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at
a local hospital. She was born Oct. 29, 1941 in Topeka, Kan., daughter
of the late LeRoy C. and Lena E. Newton Lake. She grew up in Topeka and
attended Topeka Schools. She moved to Joplin in 1956 and married "Bob"
Grissom on Feb. 28, 1961 in Joplin. Ruth was a homemaker and a Baptist.

In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by two brothers,
LeRoy W. Lake and Francis Lake; two sisters, Shirley D. Berry and Beth
Ann Lake; and one grandchild, Joshua.

She is survived by her husband, Bob Grissom, of Joplin; four sons, Joseph
Robert Grissom and his wife, Stacey, of Springfield, Mo., Charles Keith
Grissom and his wife, Terri, Robin Lee Grissom and John Russell Grissom
and his wife, Janet, all of Joplin; two daughters, Cynthia Grissom Wells,
of Osage City, Kan., and Teresa Grissom, of Joplin; five brothers,
Ronald D.  Lake, Daryl G. Lake and Michael Lake, all of Topeka, Kan.,
Harold E. Lake, of Carbondale, Kan., and Steven D. Lake, of Rockford,
Ill.; four sisters, Doris M. Baker and Sharon R. Coffman, both of
Topeka, Loretta "Rita" Hendricks, of Joplin, and Marilyn V. Turnage,
of Greenfield, N.C.; nine grandchildren, Sandy, Toshia, Carl, Dale,
Christopher, Daniel, Jessica, Jerrica and Stephanie; one great-grandchild,
Ashlee; and several nieces and nephews.

Graveside services will be Saturday, May 31, 2003, at 11 a.m., at
Fairview Cemetery, officiated by family members. Arrangements are under
the direction of Parker Mortuary.