Sara Grisham Obituary (1926 - 2023) - Beaufort, South Carolina

Sara Whisenant Grisham was born in (Ingomar) Union County, Mississippi on March 12, 1926. She is the daughter of Rufus and Lillie Reed Whisenant. She was married to her high school sweetheart, Charles (Charlie) Grisham for more than 79 years (1944-2023). They were blessed with 3 children: Sylvia, Patricia, and Larry, eight special grandchildren (Kelly, Amy, Erin, John, Elizabeth, Michael, Emily, Kate) and eight precious great- grandchildren (Sara Olivia, Isabella, Camilla, Sophia Grace, Forrester, Hannah, Chloe and Kaylyn). Charlie has been in their heavenly eternal home only four months (Feb.10,2023). She went to be with him on June 18, 2023- Father's Day. We grieve our loss but have comfort knowing they are reunited again. Sara has known our Heavenly Father since she was a child. She was raised in a home where God was a constant presence. She walked and talked with Him daily. After she married, she trusted and relied on Him to guide her as she supported her Marine Corps husband and raised her children at numerous duty stations. They lived almost a year in a quonset hut on a base in Tsingtao, China, in 1948. They were also stationed at Quantico, Virginia, Camp LeJeune, NC, El Toro, Calif. Barbers Point and Kaneohe, Hawaii, Millington Naval Base, Tennessee, and MCAS Beaufort. Once they settled in Beaufort, they became active members of The Baptist Church of Beaufort. She taught Sunday School to children, Young Couples, and the Mabel Burns class for the Senior Ladies of the church. She was a longtime member of the Christian Womens Club and teacher at the Friendship Bible Studies. Sara was also a visitor from the church to the sick and homebound. She and Charlie often visited together. Sara was always on a mission for The Lord. It was not to impress others, but she felt His presence and guidance and was willing to say, " here am I, Lord, send me." She is an inspiration to all who knew and loved her. Since July 2020, Sara and Charlie had been living in Greenville, SC to be near family. The angels took her sweet spirit home on June 18, 2023. She is with her Lord and Savior and reunited with her dear husband. Heaven has gained an angel. The family will receive friends on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at noon in The Baptist Church of Beaufort, funeral service will follow at 1:30 pm.