Funeral services for Michael Scott Grimsley, 44, will be held 10:30AM Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Logansport, LA. There will be a Military burial at the Northwest LA Veterans Cemetery following the services. Officiating will be Reverend Tommy McMillian. Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 30, 2013 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Rose-Neath Funeral Home Chapel in Logansport, LA.

Michael was an All State catcher for the Stanley High School baseball team his senior year. Michael was a veteran of the US Army, he served from 1991 until 1995. He served as a Generator Mechanic for Air Patriot Defense during the Gulf War. Michael went on to coach softball in Carthage, TX. He loved gardening and growing vegetables to give to his friends and family. Michael was an avid hunter and fisherman. He is preceded in death by his father, Donald Dean Grimsley, Sr.; brother, Donald Dean Grimsley, Jr.; paternal grandparents, Orleanor and Alford Grimsley; maternal grandparents, Birdie and Dowling Boyd; and maternal great grandparents, Birdie and Blanton Boyd. Left to cherish his memory are his wife Dawn Michelle Grimsley; mother, Beverly Boyd Grimsley; daughters, Haley Grimsley and Meghan Grimsley; sister, Angie Darden; and brother, Justin Grimsley. We were all blessed to have known such a special man and will miss him dearly.

For service time information please contact Rose-Neath Funeral Home in Logansport, La.

Local arrangements were under the direction of Jimerson-Lipsey Funeral Home.