John Marion Grier Jr.

December 1, 1930 - March 20, 2019

Blackstock, S.C.: John Marion Grier, Jr., 88, died Wednesday March 20, 2019 at MUSC Chester Medical Center. A Memorial Service will be held 2:00 PM Saturday March 23, 2019 at Blackstock First Baptist Church with Rev. Stacy Hinson and Rev. Keith Hinson officiating. The family will receive friends Saturday from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Blackstock First Baptist Church. Interment will be held in the church cemetery. Mr. Grier was born in Red Springs, NC on December 1, 1930 and was a son of the late John Marion Grier, Sr. and Mary Irene (Pridgen) Grier. He attended the schools of Red Springs, NC and McColl, SC and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Grier was retired from Springs Industries and also worked with the Draper Corporation. He was a member of Blackstock First Baptist Church. Mr. Grier loved fishing and working in his yard. Mr. Grier is survived by his wife of over thirty-six years, Brenda (Bell) Grier; two sons, Johnny Grier(Jackie) of Burnsville, NC and Tim Price (Jackie) of Chester, SC; one daughter, Elaine Adams of Columbia, SC; twelve grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by three children, Malcolm Grier, Dennis Grier and Becky; two grandchildren, Patrick Truesdale and Becky Adams and a brother Grady Grier. Memorials may be made to Blackstock First Baptist Church, 907 Durham Road, Blackstock, SC 29014 or Woodward Baptist Church, 1570 Ashford Road, Chester, SC 29706. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com.