Walter Willard Grayson, Sr., was the youngest of ten children, born to the late Welby Herbert Grayson, Sr., and the Late Martha Ellen Grayson, on January 15, 1941, in Loudoun County Virginia. Walter departed this life on March 20, 2024, at the age of 83.

He attended Fairfax County Public Schools, where he received his high school diploma from Luther Jackson High School, Falls Church, Virginia with the class of 1960.

Walter met his soulmate, Carolyn Deloris Shorts, in Middleburg, Virginia. They married on May 16, 1964. From this union three children were born, Angela Renee, Walter Willard Jr., and Kerry Darnell.

He accepted Christ at an early age and joined Merrifield Baptist Church. As he grew in life and in church, he began to teach Sunday School. Walter later joined Shiloh Baptist Church, where he sang in the choir, was an usher, and drove the Sunday School bus. He studied the Bible EVERY morning, while drinking his coffee. Walter was ordained and served as a faithful Deacon at Shiloh for many years. He enjoyed visiting the sick and shut-in with fellow Deacons, Jerome Johnson, and the late Deacon Leon Gamble. Deacon Grayson was a long-standing supporter, and active member.

Walter was a loving father and worked hard to provide for his family. He began working for Fairfax County in 1965 where he retired as a Supervisor in the Print Shop in 1993. When he retired, Walter became the day care provider of his first grandchild, Savon, before going back to work as a Security Officer for the Government, where he retired in 2012.

During his retirement, Walter traveled to Ghana for Missionary Work and to Finland to see his granddaughters.

Walter loved to travel, play horseshoes and volleyball at family functions.

In addition to his parents, Walter was preceded in death by his brothers, Leroy Grayson, Welby H. Grayson Jr (Mary), Charles Grayson (Thelma), and James Grayson; three sisters, Mildred Lee Hopkins (Kersey), Rev. Edith Grayson, Dorothy Morgan (Clifford), and Nancy Mercer (Robert), brothers-in-law Charles Shorts, Alvin Shorts, and Michael Shorts; sister-in-law Loretta Little (Leon); and Godson Dudley Billings Rodriguez.

Walter leaves to cherish his memory, his beloved wife of 59 years, Carolyn Grayson; daughter, Angela Grayson Chinn; two sons, Walter Grayson Jr. (Amy), and Kerry Grayson; six grandchildren, Savon Chinn (Daysi), Mekhi Chinn, Kenyatta Grayson , Anissa Grayson, Issac Grayson, and Madison Grayson; three great-grandsons, Elijah, Emilio, and Daneus; One brother, Eugene Grayson, Sr. (Joy), a mother-in-law, Christelle Hughes, a Goddaughter, Denise Robinson (Rev. Dr. Gerald), a special nephew Rodney Grayson (Vivian), a close family member James Chinn, eight sisters-in-law, four brothers-in-law, a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.