Corrected name in Subject line. Sam Sent from my iPad On Mar 9, 2013, at 6:01 AM, SSmith0940@aol.com wrote: > From: _http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29904104_ > (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29904104) > Billy Wayne Grammer; Birth: Aug. 28, 1925; Benton, Franklin County, > Illinois, USA; Death: Aug. 10, 2011; Benton, Franklin County, Illinois, USA > Obit Benton Evening News- (extracted); Early Tuesday morning on Aug. 9, > 2011, Billy Grammer slipped into a deep sleep in his favorite armchair in his > living room. A few hours later, Aug. 10, at 12:20 midnight, he passed > gently. It was exactly the way that he wanted to go. He lived large and was > generous with that life, drawing all those around him into his circle of > music, stories, good food and laughs. He is survived by his lovely wife of 66 > years, Ruth Elizabeth Burzynski Grammer. She loved him deeply; Billy was born > Aug. 28, 1925, in Franklin County, to Archie and Stella Grammer, who > preceded him in death. Four brothers also preceded him in death, John, Don, > Charles and Carl Grammer, and one grandson, Jeff Blair. Billy is survived by > wife, Ruth, and their three children, Donna (David) Blair of Nashville, > Tenn., Dianne (Alan) Mezger of Dallas, Texas, and Billy (Sally) Grammer of > Richardson, Texas. He is also survived by four brothers and four sisters, Lonnie > (Verla) of Royalton, Archie (Sharon) of Waterford, Mich., Darrell (Judy) > of Eddyville, Ky., and Carroll Grammer of Cadiz, Ky., Ramona Taskey, Ruby > Talley and Carolyn Williams, all of Benton, and Sharon (Stan) Moser of > Pleasant Prairie, Wis. In addition, he is survived by eight grandchildren and 11 > great-grandchildren. Billy was an accomplished singer and guitarist who had > a lifelong career in music. From 1955 until 1959, Billy played lead guitar > on "The Jimmy Dean Show." He is perhaps best known for his No. 1 hit > record in 1958, "Gotta Travel On." In February 1959, Billy became a lifetime > member of the Grand Ope Opry in Nashville, Tenn. The Opry Family was very > special to Billy. He spent several years traveling and performing with many of > them. Billy was a member of the Rend City Baptist Church, and he was a > Gideon. Funeral services will be at the Morton and Johnston Funeral Home in > Benton. Pastor John West presiding. Interment will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. > Contributions in memory of Billy may be sent to the charity of your > choice. > Family links: ; Parents: Archie C/S Grammer (1897 - 1952); Stella M > Grammer (1907 - 1982); Inscription: Married Oct 29, 1944- Gotta Travel ON; Note: > w/ Ruth-no d date- other side stone- Our children-Donna, Dianne, Billy; > Burial: Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery; Franklin County, Illinois, USA; Created > by: Joyce Escue Culver; Record added: Sep 18, 2008; Find A Grave Memorial > #29904104 > ---------------- > > Archie mentioned in his brother Billy's obit above. > > Sam > > > In a message dated 3/9/2013 5:42:11 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > jmcghee6@hughes.net writes: > > I have that this Archie GRAMMER's parents were Archie GRAMMER & Stella M. > BRADFORD. > Corrections always appreciated. > Jo Ann McGhee > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "BLS" <elvis500@frontier.com> > To: "Franklin County" <ilfrankl@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 11:23 PM > Subject: [ILFRANKL] RAMMER, Archie (OBIT) > > >> Archie L. GRAMMER >> >> of Waterford, died March 1, 2013 at 80 years of age. Beloved husband of > Sharon >> for 34 years; loving father of Jama (Tom) Gates and Tammy (Scott) > Bruske; >> dearest grandfather of Justin Gates and great grandfather of Peyton and > Caleb; >> dear brother of Ramona, Ruby, Carolyn, Sharon, Darrell and Carroll. > Preceded >> in death by his parents Archie and Stella Grammer, his former wife Jane >> Grammer and brothers Billy, John, Lonnie, Don, Charles and Carl Grammer. > Also >> survived by many nieces and nephews. Archie was a veteran of the US > Army. He >> worked Plant Security for General Motors; was a member of St. Stephen > Lutheran >> Church. He loved playing Country Music and enjoyed hunting and fishing. >> >> >> Visitation :Tuesday from 2:30-9:00 PM at COATS FUNERAL HOME – WATERFORD. >> >> Funeral Service : >> >> Wednesday, March 6, 2013, 11:00 AM at St. Stephen Lutheran Church (3795 >> Sashabaw Rd., Waterford) Pastors Chad Speller and E. Dale Evanson > officiating. >> Burial at All Saints Cemetery, Waterford. >> Memorial donations may be made to the St. Stephen Lutheran Church >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ILFRANKL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message