Ray Grantham

SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Ray N. Grantham, 85, of Sedge-wickville died Friday, Nov. 21, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.

He was born June 4, 1918, near Lixville, Mo., son of John and Mabel Drum Grantham. He and Vera Sea-baugh were married June 9, 1945.

Grantham was a lifetime farmer and had worked at Shawneetown Feed and Seed. He was a member of Sedgewickville Lutheran Church and served on the church council, and was a Republican committeeman.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Sonya Grantham of Sedgewickville; and a sister, Elsie Zornes of St. Louis.

He was preceded in death by an infant daughter and a sister.

Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 4 to 8 p.m. today.

The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Albert Nyland officiating. Burial will be in Sedge-wickville Cemetery.