Birth date: Nov 9, 1924 Death date: Apr 13, 2020
Euna Fay Grissom, 95, passed away April 13, 2020 in Tomball, TX of natural causes. She was born November 9, 1924 to parents James Judkins and Mae Judkins in Van Alstyne, TX. She married Robert Allan Grissom on February 26, 1944 in Read Obituary
Lit a candle in memory of Euna Fay Grissom
Dear Larry & Bobby, You're in our thoughts & prayers. Aunt Fay was like a mother to me growing up. Mama referred to her as her "Mommy Sister." I spent a lot of time with Aunt Fay growing up. She impacted my life beyond measure, & with great influence on me & my beliefs that I still live by today. I don't know if she ever knew the amount of influence she had on my life, but I am so blessed to say that she did, & it was all good. Mama, Debbie, & I spent almost every Sunday at her home for lunch after church. These were some of the best times & lunches I have ever had. She was a wonderful cook. She taught me how to make an awesome pot roast that I still make today, & when I do, I think of her. Her positive outlook on life, her wit, & sense of humor will always remain in my thoughts of her as I have never known anyone like her that could always make a rough day or bad time turn into something to laugh about & her saying, "Well, this too shall pass." And... she was always right...it all did pass. I never heard Aunt Fay complain & she was always one to find the good in every circumstance. She could have you laughing so hard that tears would be rolling down your face. She had a good time wherever she was & with whoever she was with. One of my favorite things to do with her would of course be to listen to her and laugh but to also sit quietly & listen to her as she described hers & her parents & siblings life of growing up on the farm & the hardships they endured during the Great Depression. Even with as hard of times as they experienced Aunt Fay would find the humor in any & every hardship they endured & always found a reason to laugh about it. One of mine & my husband’s last visits with her while she resided at the Ivy Assisted Living Home in McKinney, Texas, she talked at length with us about their life on the farm & of course we played a game of dominoes! And yes, we played to 500 as she insisted & not the 250 that Juan suggested we do! Haha! Aunt Fay said we were playing to 500 & I told Juan, “We are playing to 500!” You cannot override an elder’s request or in this case…insistence! Haha! She spoke of having to work out in the cotton fields in the Texas heat & humidity & how some years she & her siblings would have to miss the first few weeks of school to ensure that the work got done so as to get the cotton to the gin before the harvest was over. Even during this time she found humor...she said, "You know...this is terrible to say but we were always happy when Daddy would stop to take a break & smoke a cigarette because we got a break from all the work and so we would always look forward to him taking a smoke break!" And then she, & of course we, would just bust out laughing. Another thing that touched my heart during this visit, as with many visits before, was to hear her say that, "You know...we didn't have much growing up in the way of material things, but we were happy. We had a wonderful Mama & Daddy, Brothers & Sisters, & we always had a good time together. We had a good life. We had love & family & we didn't want for anything." Now this is love...this is a blessing...this is the way God intended for life to be. I would take nothing for having had the blessing of my beautiful Aunt Fay in my life...the blessing of her influence on me...the blessing of her teachings in my life...the blessing of such an important role model...the blessing of her sense of humor that taught me & in her words,.."It's always better to laugh than to cry." I Love You My Dear Aunt Fay. You are so missed. Heaven is so Blessed. You're now at peace in Heaven with our Lord, Grandma & Grandpa, Uncle Joe, Aunt Esta, Uncle Billy & Mama (Eldena) among many other family members & friends. I am heartbroken I'm unable to attend Aunt Fay's visitation & funeral from Alaska due to the Coronavirus pandemic & stay at home orders. Something I never thought we'd experience in our lifetime. It is something that happened, "In the olden days." ~ Love, Deanna & Juan
Fay was one of the kindest people I have ever know and had the HONOR of working with at Restland. She always had a smile on her face and a warm greeting to everyone. Her treatment of not only her customers, but also her coworkers was beyond reproach. You could always count on her to assist you in any manner that she could. Fay had an infectious laugh that would bring tears to ones eyes. She was full of life and love; a true Christian. We have lost a very special person who brought a great deal of joy to all who knew her.
