- Date Of Birth: November 25, 1927
- Date Of Death: April 13, 2023
- State: North Carolina
Henry Grier Bustle, 95, of Statesville, North Carolina, died Thursday, April 13, 2023, surrounded by his loving family and dedicated caretakers at Gordon Hospice House.
Grier was born in Iredell County on Nov. 25, 1927, to the late Joseph Backman Bustle and Mamie Forsyth Bustle. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Frances Nash Bustle; sisters, Mary Lou Brown and Greta Bustle; and brothers Allen Bustle and Louis Bustle.
A veteran of the U.S. Army, Grier was assigned to the 1st Battalion 38th Infantry Regiment in the late 1940s as a mountain warfare instructor. After the Army, Grier drove a truck for an oil company for a short time before going to work at Southern Screw, where he retired in 1989. He became a full-time farmer, growing vegetables and raising cattle, pigs and chickens.
Grier loved his family and loved spoiling his grandchildren and great grandchildren. Days before his death he found out he was going to be a great, great grandfather, which brought him much joy. Survivors are daughters Kathy Moose (Gary), Debbie McNeely (Lynn); son David; grandson Rob McNeely (Ali); granddaughters Jennifer Davenport (Joe), Cheryl Shuffler (Wes); great granddaughters Timber, Breanna, Loch, Grier and Abi; sister-in-law, Shirley Bustle; a number of nieces and nephews; and special long-time family friends Joan Morrison, and Paul and Joan Billings.
