Olga Rena Grizzell

Olga Rena Grizzell, age 95, of Atlanta, passed away Friday, November 27 at Brighton Gardens of Buckhead. She was born on October 2, 1920 in Rome, GA, to the late Roy Ames Grizzell, Sr. and Rena Bee Williams Grizzell. Also preceding her in death were her sister, Ida “Tiny” Grizzell Elliott, and brother, Roy Ames Grizzell, Jr. Rena is survived by a sister, Julia Grizzell Kyle of Atlanta.
As a teenager, Rena enjoyed swimming, diving, and ballroom dancing. Following graduation from Decatur Girls High School in 1937, she served as a kindergarten teacher and taught dancing to teenagers in Decatur and Avondale Estates.
Rena not only taught ballroom dancing, but also worked as a salesperson for the Eastman Kodak Company and for Maier & Berkele Jewelers in Buckhead for many years, until she retired in the early 1990s.
In her youth, Rena was a devoted and active member of Decatur Presbyterian Church, and as an adult she joined the membership of First Presbyterian Church in Atlanta.
Rena never married, but had many “adopted” children including four nieces, Linda Grizzell Leagan of Indian Trail, NC; Diane Grizzell Thompson of Lead Hill, AR; Rena Bee Elliott Garner of Aiken, SC; Julia Kyle Harris of Bainbridge, GA; and two nephews, Carl Palmour Elliott of Aiken, SC and Elliott Grizzell Kyle of Atlanta; numerous great-nieces and nephews; and many dear friends.
Funeral services will be held on December 12th at 2pm at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta, located at 1328 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30309
Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta in her name.