Jewell Dean Grider's Obituary
Rudder Funeral Home 256-437-2971, PO Box 525, 45015 Ala. Hwy. 277, Stevenson, AL 35772
Jewell Dean Smith Grider
January 14, 1935 ~ January 1, 2016
Bridgeport, Alabama
Jewell Dean Smith Grider, 80 of Bridgeport, AL, died January 1, 2016 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. Jewell was the daughter of the late Herbert Edward and Bertie Cantrell Smith born January 14, 1935 in the Dorans Cove Community of Bridgeport, AL. She was a Bridgeport High School Graduate Class of 1953. Jewell had worked in the office at Pittsburg Knitting Mill and was a member of South Pittsburg Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband of 63 years Harold Nye Grider; children: Marion (Mary Miles) Grider, Janet (Jim) Thomas, Doyle Grider, Debbie (Sam) Durham; 5 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; brother Charles (Dianne) Smith.
Visitation will be Sunday 12-2 PM CST at Rudder Funeral Home in Bridgeport. The Funeral Service will begin at 2 PM, Sunday, January 3, in the funeral home chapel officiated by Barry Grider. Interment will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Jewell Grider to South Pittsburg Church of Christ. www.rudderfuneralhomes.com
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