Funeral services for Margaret Merle Holt Grizzle, 73, of Clarkesville, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at Hillside Memorial Chapel with Pastor Donald Grizzle and Pastor Shannon Irvin officiating. Interment will follow the service in Hillside Gardens Cemetery.
Mrs. Grizzle passed away Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020.
Born July 10, 1947, in Clayton, Merle was the daughter of the late Paul Holt and Edith Bryson Holt.
She was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church and was currently serving alongside her husband at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Merle was a dedicated and Godly servant of the Lord who spent her entire life caring for others with an endless outpouring of love and sacrifice. She was a devoted wife, mother, pastor's wife, daughter, sister, aunt and friend.
Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Pastor Donald Grizzle; mother, Edith Bryson Holt of Clarkesville; daughter and son-in-law, Juanita and Dan Welborn of Clarkesville; sister, Joyce Bray (William) of Clarkesville; grandson, Shane Hooker (Jen) of Cleveland, Tennessee; granddaughter, Brooke Welborn of Clarkesville; great-granddaughter, Ava Hooker of Cleveland, Tennessee; niece, Ashley Kemp of Dahlonega; nephew, Chris Ritchie; niece, Jamie Dills (David); great-nieces, Maddie and Jaelyn Dills; great-nephew and niece, Walker and Belle Ritchie, all of Clarkesville.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday, Nov. 20, from 4 until 8 p.m.
An online guest book is available for the Grizzle family at hillsidememorialchapel.com.
Arrangements are in the care of Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville.