Emma Louise (Harris) Grinton

On the morning of Thursday, June 10, 2021 Ms. Emma Louise Harris Grinton, age 89 of North Wilkesboro, widow of William Bill Grinton, peacefully left this earth to be present with the Lord.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Monday, June 14, 2021 at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel with Minister Todd Williams officiating.  Burial will be in Parks Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 PM prior to the service at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home.

Ms. Emma Louise Harris Grinton was born February 6, 1932 in Wilkes County to the late Granville Harris and Annette Parks Harris.

She joined Parks Grove Baptist Church and remained a member until her death.  She loved to sing and a favorite was “If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again”.  Another passion she had was cooking and working in flowers. She loved reading her Bible and talking to the Lord thanking Him for her blessings. She was patient and always very fashionable.  She was a loving mother and grandmother.

Ms. Grinton was preceded in death by both her husbands, Frank Robert Bailey and William Bill Grinton; one daughter, Kathy Grinton; two sisters, Jessie Majors and Louella Cox; and four brothers, Romie Harris, Rogan Harris, Julius Harris, and George Lee Harris.   

She leaves to cherish her memory two daughters, Loretta Bailey of Lexington and Gail Grinton of North Wilkesboro; four grandchildren, Justin McKenya Bailey of Winston-Salem, Christy Ivane Bailey of Lexington, Jonathan Jamar Nathaniel Grinton (Mercedes) of North Wilkesboro, Karen Gail Grinton ( Larson Alers) of Taylor, SC, Natayla Oyola, Alec Oyola, Brooklyn Oyola all of North Wilkesboro; four great-granchildren, Alana Giselle Grinton of North Wilkesboro, Jaylen Nathaniel Grinton of North Wilkesboro, Aceon Carter Alers of Taylor, SC, and Xanovia Hope Alers of Taylor, SC; and many nieces and nephews.

The family bow in humble submission to God’s will; knowing that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials made to American Cancer Society/Relay for Life, C/O Annette Battle, P.O. Box 9, North Wilkesboro NC 28659.

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