Charles Woody "Buddy" Grisham, 84, of Rives passed away 8:45 p.m. Monday, May 1, 2023, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City.

Funeral services will be conducted 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Michael Dennison will officiate. Burial will follow at Grisham Farms.

Visitation will be held at Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home Thursday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and Friday from 2:00 p.m. until the hour of services.

Pallbearers will be Trey Ward, Blaine Ward, Brock Grisham, Royce Stanley, Tim Blackley, Randy Cole and Roy Lucas.

Honorary pallbearers will be James "Dawg" Daniels, W.T. Hime, Ricky Conner, Frankie Cheatham, Kenneth Orr, Hollis Woody, Tootie Abernathy, Clint Gantt, Keith Forrester and Dewayne Richards.

Buddy was born May 4, 1938, in Obion County, son of the late Paul Jernigan and Emma Irene (Woody) Grisham. He married Carolyn (Smith) Grisham February 4, 1958. She survives. Buddy was a 1957 graduate of the former Hornbeak High School. He was a lifetime farmer and a member of the Church of Christ. Buddy was an avid duck and goose hunter.

He is also survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Gina and Joe Ward of Rives; his son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Crystal Grisham of Newbern; and six grandchildren, Trey Ward and wife Rachel of White House, Blaine Ward of Jackson, Morgan Walker and husband Spencer of Murfreesboro, Allison Hodges and husband Blake of Nashville, Brock Grisham of Martin and Tyce Grisham of Newbern.

He was also preceded in death by his great grandson, Rowan Ward; and his brother, Billy Gene Grisham.

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