'Idol' Clay Aiken's Father Dies at 68
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Posted on Tue, Mar. 02, 2004
'Idol' Clay Aiken's Father Dies at 68
Associated Press
WAKE FOREST, N.C. - Funeral services were held Monday for Vernon Grissom,
the birth father of pop singer Clay Aiken.
Grissom died Friday at Franklin Regional Hospital in Louisburg. He was 68.
Aiken, the runner-up in last year's "American Idol" competition, sang in
concert Monday night at Raleigh's RBC Center. He had been estranged from his
birth father for many years and did not attend Monday's funeral.
A resident of Youngsville, Grisson was a retired auto parts salesman. He
separated from Aiken's mother, Faye Parker, when Aiken was a toddler.
Monday's funeral was held at Bright Funeral Home in Wake Forest and was
followed by burial at Woodland Baptist Church cemetery.
Aiken often referred to his mother's second husband, Ray Parker, as his
father. Parker died in July 2002.
The singer changed his last name from Grissom when he was 20, taking his
mother's maiden name.
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Information from: The News & Observer, http://www.newsobserver.com
DebSer5
about his dad. Clay seemed pretty angry at his dad, for the way he treated his
family. I don't doubt that Clay's dad was a nasty man. I *still* think it's sad
that they couldn't reconcile their difference before his passing. I hope Clay
doesn't regret it. All imo though :-)
Jim Summers87
Uh oh, his Dad is gone now. Now he will definitely crave an aggressive top to
ride his power bottom.
Schmuckputz
"Jim Summers87" <jimsum...@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >'Idol' Clay Aiken's Father Dies at 68
>
> Uh oh, his Dad is gone now. Now he will definitely crave an aggressive top to
> ride his power bottom.
That's what I like about this newsgroup, you guys think about every angle (no pun intended ... if
there is one there).