Dr. Grigsby was born on July 20,1935, the son of the late William and Mahota Grigsby of Chickasha, OK, and had recently moved to Columbia, SC, after a dozen wonderful years of retirement in Beaufort, SC.
Dr. Grigsby was a graduate of Chickasha High School and held a master’s degree and doctorate in accounting and business administration from the University of Oklahoma. He was a devoted follower of OU football.
A certified public accountant, Dr. Grigsby practiced accounting for a short time in Chickasha and then devoted his professional life to higher education, teaching first at OU and then for several years as a professor at the University of Arkansas and later for many years at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC.
Central to his life was his family. Bill is survived by his devoted wife of nearly 45 years, Geneva “Kay” Grigsby, his daughters Gamin (Keith) Davis of Prairie Grove, AR, and Mia (Marc) Rapport of Columbia; his son Bill of Guthrie, OK; his stepdaughters, Courtney (Phil) Worsham of Columbia and Casey (Frank) Stroncheck of Beaufort, and grandchildren Henry Horlbeck, Luke Worsham, Matt Worsham, and Gabby Stroncheck.
In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann, in 1979.
Services will be held on Saturday, June 1, at 1 p.m. at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community in West Columbia, SC. Dunbar Funeral Home in Columbia is assisting the family.
The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Friends of Caroline Hospice, 329 Friends Lane, Ridgeland, SC 29936.
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