Ruth Grizzard

Ruth Lister Grizzard, 83 of Petersburg, died Monday, February 14, 2005. She was a native of Terryville, CT and the daughter of the late Amos H. and Frances White Lister. After completing Mt. Ida Junior College, she received training in Physical Therapy at Harvard Medical School. She then served in the Army Medical Corps as a physical therapist in the European Theatre during World War II where she met her husband of 55 years. Following their marriage, they moved to Petersburg where they raised their family and where she served as a member of many civic organizations, including the Junior Womens Club, the Medical Alliance and the Health Dept. She organized the Polio Immunization for the City of Petersburg in 1963. She was predeceased by son Samuel Lister Grizzard and two sisters Daisy Lister Grunau and Louise Lister Lake. She is survived by her husband, W. Samuel Grizzard, M.D. of Petersburg; daughter, Sheila G. Nolen of Red Bank, NJ.; two sons, William Samuel Grizzard, Jr., M.D. of Petersburg and John Dallas Grizzard, M.D. of Midlothian; grandchildren, Patrick, Michael and Kevin Grizzard; Jeremy and John Nolen; Sam, Courtney and Robert Grizzard. A Mass of Resurrection will be said 11:00 am Thursday, February 17, 2005 at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Robert M. Spencer officiating. Interment will be in St. Josephs Catholic Cemetery. A Wake will be conducted 6:00 PM Wednesday at the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service with a visitation to follow until 7 pm. Memorial contributions may be to St. Josephs Catholic Church, 151 Washington St., Petersburg, VA 23803. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .