Mr. James D. Grisham, age 58, of Happy Hill Rd. Carrollton, GA., passed away suddenly on Sunday, September 21, 2008. He was born November 16, 1949, in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the son of the late Lucille Harris Grisham and J. D. Grisham. Mr. Grisham was a human resource director working for Bennett International Group in McDonough, GA. He was a master woodcrafter, operating Grisham's Woodcrafters out of his home, and was an avid cyclist. He also attended Carrollton First Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Linda New Grisham; children, Jeffery & Rebecca Grisham of Birmingham, AL., Todd Grisham of Norwalk, CT, and Wendy Grisham of LaFayette, GA.; sister, Vickie Warwick; brother, Bill Grisham both of Hot Springs, AR.; and two grandchildren, Ellie Grisham and Jeffery David Grisham, Jr., both of Birmingham, AL. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 11 AM from Carrollton First United Methodist Church with Rev. Eddie Herring officiating. Eulogies will be by Mr. Todd Grisham and Mr. Paul New. Music will be provided by Mark Barnes. Pallbearers will be Todd Grisham, Jeff Grisham, Chris Warwick, Paul New, Bill Grisham, Raymond Rowe, Jeff Stiegman, and Bryan Arroyave. Billy McWilliams will be an honor pallbearer. Interment will follow in Carroll Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 5 until 8 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to www.railstotrails.org. Messages of condolences may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel of Carrollton has charge of the arrangements.