Tommie Annette English

Tommie Annette Grigson

66, a resident of Maumelle, Arkansas, went to be with her Lord October 30, 2006, at Maumelle. She was born June 27, 1940 at Ozark, Arkansas, the daughter of George Roy and Jetta Maye Whitson English.

Tommie was a member of the Prairie Oaks Missionary Baptist Church. She went back to college in her mid forties and Graduated with a Bachelors in education from the University of Arkansas. She was a member of the Fayetteville writer’s group and Prairie Grove Women’s Study Club.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Billie Adams.

Survivors include her husband Brosie Lee Grigson of the home; two sons, Ted Grigson and wife Kecia of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, and Drew Grigson and wife Connie of Henderson, Nevada; two daughters, Beth Bachelder and husband Phil of Niger, Africa, and Jane Darnell and husband Dan of Maumelle, Arkansas; one brother, Roy English and wife Carolyn of Prairie Grove, Arkansas; one brother in-law Grover Adams of North Little Rock, Arkansas; seven grandchildren, Emily Darnell, Daniel Darnell, Mary Grace Grigson, Abigail Grigson, Quincy Grigson, Keziah Grigson, and Karmyn Grigson.