Walter Allen Grigsby

Walter Allen Grigsby was born January 9th, 1943 in Oxford, Kansas the son of Louis H. and Alice (Miller) Grigsby and departed this life August 29, 2020 surrounded by family at his home. Visitation will be 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, September 3, 2020 at Dengel & Son Louisburg Chapel. Graveside Service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 4, 2020 at Pleasant Valley Cemetery 9501 W. 159th Street Overland Park, KS 66221. After graduating Stanley Rural High School in 1961, he was united in marriage to Peggy Carol Wilson on January 27th, 1962. To this union, three children were born. The family resided in Stanley, KS until 1976, then relocated to LaCygne, KS, where Walt built Peggy the home of her dreams. If you knew Walt in the 70's during the "mule" years, you knew Gladys P. Jones as well. He was a charter member of the Tonganoxie Mule Club spending most weekends at mule shows, trail rides, or parades, enjoying quality time with family and friends. Throughout the years he always had a canine sidekick. A few of his favorites were Whiskey the Rottweiler, Suzie the Jack Russell and of course Curly the Labradoodle. Walt also enjoyed fishing in Mexico and Canada and hunting in Colorado and Kansas. Walt was a member of the Local #10 Ironworkers for 40 years. After retiring, he enjoyed designing and fabricating custom metal works, furnishing unique pieces to his family and friends through his small business Country Metals. His artwork has been known to require at least two people to move and has stubbed too many toes to count. If Walt built it, it was built to last. In his later years, Walt, with his companion, Donna Randolph of Kincaid, KS frequented many auctions and craft fairs in the area and traveling. Those left to cherish his memory include; daughter, Angela Woodward and husband, Jim of Louisburg, Kansas, along with their son, Jarod. Daughter, Teresa Anderson and husband, Lowell of Williamsburg, Kansas, including their son, Caleb and daughter, Katherine. Son, Walter A. Grigsby Jr. and wife, Candi of LaCygne, Kansas, as well as their sons, Josh, Rusty, and Jess. Step son, Allen and wife, Jamie of LaCygne, Kansas and sons, Chad and C.J. Walt had four great-grandchildren with one more on the way. He was preceded in death by; his wife, Peggy in 2009, his parents, and two sisters, Barbara Jackson and Norma McCorkendale. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for contributions to VITAS Hospice. C/O Dengel & Son Mortuary PO Box 669 Louisburg, KS 66053.