Larry Wayne Grise, 71, passed away Sunday, March 6 at his home in Tallahassee with his wife at his side. Born August 11, 1950 in Drakesboro, he received a B.S. degree from Western Kentucky University in Psychology and Sociology and a Masters in Social Work from The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. They moved to Tallahassee in 1987 where he worked briefly as an adjunct instructor at Tallahassee Community College and then for the state of Florida until his retirement.
Prior to moving to Tallahassee, he worked for the Egyptian Area Agency on Aging in Carterville, Ill. where he administered programs for the elderly in southern Illinois. After his undergraduate degree, he returned to his home in Muhlenberg County and worked as a social worker in Greenville where he met his wife Kay. They were married in 1973 and spent the next years furthering their education, traveling, and working in jobs they loved. He was preceded in death by his mother Vera Fannie Grise Haley of Drakesboro; a brother James Presley Grise from Gary Ind. and a sister Juanita Roberts from Mesa Ariz.
Survivors include his wife, Kay (Sanders) Grise of more than 48 years; brothers, Vinson Grise in Mesa Ariz. and Morris Grise of Munster Ind.; four nieces; two nephews and several great-nieces and nephews.
There will not be a local service. His ashes will be taken by his wife to Kentucky and buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City.
