Portsmouth - Billy Ray Grimsley, 59, of the 600 block of Elmhurst Lane died Sunday, February 3, 2013 in a Portsmouth hospital. A native of Corpus Christi, TX, he was a deputy with the Portsmouth Sheriff's Department.
Survivors include his wife, Robin M. Grimsley; a daughter, Kimberly Grimsley Boone and husband Steven J. of Suffolk; a son, Nicholas James Grimsley and his fiancée Emily Holland of Suffolk; a sister, Janice Sandefur of Chesapeake; three brothers, David and Richard Grimsley, both of Portsmouth and Dan Grimsley of Suffolk.
A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, February 7, in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel. Burial will follow in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 7-8:30 p.m. and following the graveside service at 2629 Greenwood Dr., Ports. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Portsmouth Sheriff's Dept. Auxiliary Fund.
www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com

Published in The Virginian Pilot on February 5, 2013