Elizabeth (Betty) Grayson, 86, of Radford, died Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, while residing with her son in Dublin.
Betty was born March 28, 1938, in Winston-Salem, N.C. to Susan Davis and Thomas Warren Davis. She attended Radford High School and was a graduate of Radford University. Betty was predeceased by one son, Steven Grayson as well as her husband, Colonel Gene Grayson US Army, and one brother, Whitman Davis. She is survived by two sons, Howard Grayson and Jeffrey Grayson and his wife, Heather, and their children and grandchildren. She is also survived by one sister, Mary Ann Brown and her husband, Henry Brown, of Wethersfield, Conn.
Betty spent the more active years of her adult life as a military officer’s wife. She made a home for her family on any military base to which her husband was assigned. Her natural talent in bringing beauty to her surroundings helped in adjusting to a new location, to new schools for her children and to new efforts to build a sense of community both at home and abroad. Betty exhibited a sense of loyalty to family and friends, remaining strong as she experienced both life’s joy and life’s pain. Her sense of humor and the ability to laugh at life’s hardships will always be remembered and missed. Betty would smile if she could read this last line, she was indeed a unique personality, and we will indeed wish she were here.
Per her request, there will be no service.
The Grayson family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford.
