Lloyd Alvin Grantham

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Lloyd Alvin Grantham, age 91, of Chipley, died Thursday, January 14, in the Washington County Health and Rehabilitation Center. 

A lifelong resident of Washington County, he was retired from West Florida Gas. 

He was predeceased by his parents, William David Grantham and Mary Annie (Watford) Grantham, and one sister, Annie Mae Smith. 

Survivors include two sons: Loyal Grantham of Crawfordville and Lamar Grantham of Wausau; seven daughters: Lena Raulerson of Crawfordville, Lurine Skompkski of Panama City, Luverne Jenkins of New Hope, Louise Pelache of Panama City, Joann Longo of Denver, Colorado, Joyce Grantham of Georgia, and Rita Sehlibener and husband Greg of Chipley; numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. 

Family will receive friends Tuesday, 5 to 7 p.m., at Brown Funeral Home, Brickyard Road Chapel.  Funeral services will be held Wednesday, January 20, at 10 a.m. in the chapel of Brown Funeral Home, Brickyard Road, with Dr. Kermit Soileau, Rev. Roger Dale Hagen, T. J. Smith and Keith Longo officiating.  Interment will follow in Wausau Memorial Gardens Cemetery.