Virgil L. Grizzle, 82, of Chanute died Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, at Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center in Chanute.
Virgil was born Sept. 19, 1929, in Iola, to George F. and Minnie M. (Jones) Grizzle. He graduated from LaHarpe High School.
On Nov. 13, 1949, he married Wanda Lee Larkey. They made their home in Odense. In 1964, they moved to Wichita and since 1969 they have lived in Chanute. Virgil farmed and milked cows. He worked as an inspector for the Kansas Department of Weights and Measures before retiring in 1995. She died Nov. 29, 2010.
He was a member of First Baptist Church in Chanute. He enjoyed camping, boating and water skiing. He was an avid basketball fan and rooted for the University of Kansas Jayhawks.
He is survived by a son, Ernie L. and his wife, Glenna, Chanute; a daughter, Colleen Brownewell and her husband, Claude, Parsons; four grandchildren, Thomas Grizzle, Scott Bradburn, Sarah Nordt and Stacia Meek; three great-grandchildren; five brothers, Lionel, Sweet Home, Ore., Glen, Lebanon, Ore., Darrell, Wellington, Alvin, LaHarpe, and George Jr., El Dorado; and a sister, Elva Barnes, Cassoday.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Velda Parks.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Waugh-Yokum & Friskel Memorial Chapel in Iola.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral chapel. Chaplain Lloyd W. Houk will officiate. Burial will be in LaHarpe Cemetery.
Memorials to American Heart Association may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.iolafuneral.com.
