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To my wonderful husband...

November 29, 2019
From: Charlene Grantham
Date: Thu, Nov 28, 2019 at 11:05 PM
Subject: Message to Dad
To: Tod Grantham <rtgrantham@gmail.com>
To my wonderful husband, the love of my life,
How blessed I have been to have been your wife.
We "grew up" together (because I was so young),
But if we could do it over, we wouldn't wait so long.
The Lord blessed our marriage with three little boys.
Each Christmas was a challenge to figure out their toys.
Our years in the Navy were blessings for all . . .
New places, new friends to later recall.
Then each son found their new love and moved out on their own.
We were always so thrilled when they found their way home.
You would be so proud of the men they are now.
Your example as a Dad was to "learn and know how."
You told them to take care of me each time you had to leave.
They are doing a great job so far - this you can believe!
My desire to grow old with you was not in God's plan,
But some day we'll be together in the perfect Promised Land.
Some days are so lonely - I miss your tender touch.
But I'm thankful for the years we had.  I love you so much!!!

Happy 86th birthday, my love.

P.S.  Thank you again for loving me.  When I used to tell you that,
        your immediate reply would be, "It's been my pleasure!"   I
        still believe you meant exactly that.

DADisms (now with MOMisms too!)

November 25, 2017
DADISM’S

Dad asked the man at the meat counter what is that meat?  The butcher replied "summer sausage", to which Dad retorted "if some 'r sausage, what are the rest of them?"  01.Nov.2020

The Wit and Wisdom of Donald F Grantham, in his own words:

Dad sold his skies because he couldn’t find a lake with a slope on it.

When confronted with inept customer service he would ask “Who is your boss?”

When offered a buy-1-get-1-free deal, he would say “I don’t want to buy one, I just wanted the free one.”

“We live so far out that we don’t get the Saturday Night Opry until Tuesday morning.”

“Keep those cards and letters coming.”

“Use your head for something other than to hold your ears apart.”  Usually to one of we three sons.

“Sounds like a loose nut between the steering wheel and the seat.”

“Don’t let your fears get in the way of your dreams.”

“You can call any time, no problem… the phone is on her side of the bed.”

“Speak louder so I can hear you or softer so I’ll lose interest.”

“Age is a state of mind.”

“If you smile a lot people will wonder what you’ve been up to.”

“Clothes are sized in small, medium, large, x-large, and ‘Oh-boy look at that.’”

“Makes sense to me!”

“If you hit anything, pick something cheap.”

“You clowns knock it off back there. You’re shaking the whole camper!”

“Don’t sweat the small stuff, and it’s all small stuff.”

“This is as close as I can get, Babe!” as he invariably found THE closest parking spot to the front door of wherever he was going.

His scales would say “One at a time please”.

“Anything that doesn’t last over 3 months shouldn’t be called a permanent.”

“That curve was so sharp I could see my taillights.”

“If you hate birthdays, try missing one.”

“Some people would fuss if you hung them with a new rope.”

“Better to wear out than to rust out.”  Words to live by.

They wouldn’t let Dad serve on a submarine because he always wanted to sleep with the windows open.

“Women think makeup will make a vision out of a sight…”

“That would curl the hair on a bowling ball.”

“Doctors and Lawyers are always practicing.  They’re practicing on us!”

“Yea I’ve got a Honey-Do list, and I can’t get her to do a thing on it.”

"You make a better door than a window"

In response to offer of food, "No thanks, I just had a bar of soap"

In prep for road trip, "Saddle up!"

For slowing down a situation, "Just hold your horses"

In response to a questionable response, "You got it honest" or "Made sense to me"

 

MOMISM’S

The wearing-off of Don Grantham on Charlene T Grantham, now authoring her own Momisms!:

“Knock it off, take it off, or have a bird to peck it off” referencing a chip on a shoulder.

Whirlygigs (Mom’s word for the spinning blue circles while the computer is working)

“Love you more.”

“Put on your best bib and tucker.”

“He’s old enough his wants won’t hurt him.”




Obituary

November 16, 2011

Donald Grantham

Retired: US Marine Corp & US Navy

Dearing, GA. – Mr. Donald Frisbee Grantham, 76 of Neals Mill Rd., entered into rest on May 13, 2010 at his residence.  He was the beloved husband of Charlene Todd Grantham.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, May 15, 2010 at the Beggs Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Donald Grantham, Brother Lyle Grantham, Brother Tod Grantham, and Elder Dwayne Hooven officiating.  Interment will follow at Bellevue Memorial Gardens with full military honors.

Mr. Grantham was a native of Atlanta, GA but lived in Dearing for many years.  He was the son of the late Jackson Lee Grantham, Sr. and the late Marie Knighton Grantham.  Mr. Grantham served as a Staff Sergeant in the U. S. Marines during the Korean Conflict and as a Combat Photojournalist in the U. S. Navy during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Vietnam Conflict, for which he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal.  He retired from the U. S. Armed Forces with over 23 years of service.  Mr. Grantham’s service to his country, love of the natural world, and passion for journalism inspired him to write several books including A Source of Wilderness Novice Survival Skills.  He was Primitive Baptist by faith.

Survivors include his wife Charlene Grantham of Dearing; sons, Tod Grantham and wife Prim of  Annapolis, MD, Donald Lee Grantham, of Broomfield, CO, R. Lyle Grantham of Hartford, KY; brother, Jackson Lee Grantham, Jr. of Walnut Creek, CA; sisters, Patsy Lintz of Gainesville, GA, Jean Allgary of Adairsville, GA; grandchildren, Heather Grantham, Daniel Grantham, Parissa Grantham, and Ryan Grantham.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior’s Project, 7020 AC Skinner Pkwy. Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256, or via their website at http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/