Obituary for Susie Lee Metcalf (Griggs)
Susie Griggs Metcalf was born April 16, 1938 and passed peacefully on February 13, 2024.
In her years on this earth, she accomplished so much. With only a 9th grade education, she went on to write stories, songs, and had the most beautiful penmanship. She handmade cards and handkerchiefs for countless people and if she knew you were sick a hot pot of homemade potato soup was sure to show up on your doorstep.
My mom and dad ministered to almost every nursing facility and shelter in the WNC area with dad on the guitar and harmonica and mom singing God’s praises.
She raised her two daughters and granddaughter with such love and joy. Constantly singing, teaching, and making life full of wonderful experiences despite the lack of financial resources. She taught us that anything was possible with God and that we should share God’s love with everyone we met.
She lived her Christian faith the most purely of anyone I have ever met. It was not a Sunday morning thing. It was a part of her inner most heart and it came out of her constantly in the way she loved and in the way she was never intimidated to ask someone she just met if they had a relationship with Christ.
Of all the beautiful things about my mom, the only thing she would want you to know is that God created each of you and loves you without reservation and that Jesus made a way for you to have a relationship directly with Him if you will only accept the sacrifice, He made for you. It was the mission of her life to spread this good news in word and song and I know she is being welcomed with open arms as her Savior says... Well done my good and faithful servant.
To honor her in lieu of flowers please read your Bible. It was her sole wish.
In her years on this earth, she accomplished so much. With only a 9th grade education, she went on to write stories, songs, and had the most beautiful penmanship. She handmade cards and handkerchiefs for countless people and if she knew you were sick a hot pot of homemade potato soup was sure to show up on your doorstep.
My mom and dad ministered to almost every nursing facility and shelter in the WNC area with dad on the guitar and harmonica and mom singing God’s praises.
She raised her two daughters and granddaughter with such love and joy. Constantly singing, teaching, and making life full of wonderful experiences despite the lack of financial resources. She taught us that anything was possible with God and that we should share God’s love with everyone we met.
She lived her Christian faith the most purely of anyone I have ever met. It was not a Sunday morning thing. It was a part of her inner most heart and it came out of her constantly in the way she loved and in the way she was never intimidated to ask someone she just met if they had a relationship with Christ.
Of all the beautiful things about my mom, the only thing she would want you to know is that God created each of you and loves you without reservation and that Jesus made a way for you to have a relationship directly with Him if you will only accept the sacrifice, He made for you. It was the mission of her life to spread this good news in word and song and I know she is being welcomed with open arms as her Savior says... Well done my good and faithful servant.
To honor her in lieu of flowers please read your Bible. It was her sole wish.