>MRS.
GRACIE G. GRIMES
– 92 – Homemaker
LAKELAND -- Mrs. Gracie G.
Grimes of Lakeland
died of heart failure Saturday (Jan. 3, 2004) at Meadowview Life
Center. She was born in
Lakeland on
Nov. 7, 1911, she was a lifelong resident. She was a homemaker. She was
a member of the Green Pond Baptist Church of Polk City where she was a
Sunday school teacher, and a member of the Green Pond WMU Ladies
Auxiliary.
Mrs.
Grimes was preceded in death by her husband,
Keaver Grimes.
She
is survived by her son, Charles L. Grimes, Polk City; half sisters,
Ella Judy, Polk City, Willie Mae Gardner, Georgia; eight grandchildren;
12 great-grandchildren; and eight great-greatgrandchildren.
Visitation will be, Wednesday
at Kersey Funeral
Home, 108 E. Lake Stella Drive, Auburndale. Services will be Thursday
at Green
Pond Baptist Church
in Polk City. - Ledger,
January 6, 2004
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> MR.
JAMES LEWIS GRIMES – 70 – Retired
Grove Ranch Foreman
POLK CITY -- Mr. James Lewis
Grimes of Polk
City died of cancer Tuesday (Sept. 24, 2002) at home. He was born in Lakeland
on July
20, 1932, he was a lifelong resident of Polk County. He was a retired
grove ranch foreman and a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of
the National Rifle Association. He was a member of Green Pond Baptist
Church in Polk City. > Mr.
Grimes is survived by his wife
of 50 years, Barbara Grimes;
sons, Robert Lee Grimes, Lacoochee,
Gregory Mitchell Grimes and Jessie Dale Grimes, both of Polk City,
Randy Leonard Grimes, Walterboro, S.C., and James Allen Grimes,
Lakeland; daughter, Gloria Beatrice Stalnaker, Madison; mother, Gracie
Brown Grimes Deeson Renard, Lakeland; brother, Charles Grimes, Polk
City; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation will be,Thursday at Kersey Funeral Home, 108 E.
Lake
Stella Drive, Auburndale. Services
will be Friday at Green Pond
Baptist Church, Polk City. In
lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 105 Arneson Ave., Auburndale, FL 33823.
– Ledger,September
25, 2002
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>BARBARA
JEAN GRIMES – 78 - Registered Nurse
WINTER HAVEN - Mrs. Barbara
Jean Grimes of Winter Haven died Thursday, January 28, 2010 at
her residence due to Leukemia. She was born in Winter Haven, FL on February 15, 1931.
She was a registered nurse and of the Baptist Faith. Mrs. Grimes was preceded in death by her brother Sonny Peebles.
She is survived by her husband, of 57 years, James N. Grimes,
son James M. Grimes, and daughter Ginger Leigh Grimes, all of Winter
Haven. Visitation is Tues., at Ott-Laughlin Funeral Home, Winter Haven.
Funeral Services are Wed.,at the funeral home chapel.Burial to follow in Auburndale
Memorial Park. -Ledger,Feb. 1, 2010
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>MRS.
ONA MELVINA GRIMES – 85 - Homemaker
LAKELAND -- Mrs.
Ona Melvina
Grimes of Lakeland died of cancer Saturday (March 22, 2003) at her
home. She was 85. Born
June 17, 1917, in
Livingston, Tenn., she
came here from Livingston in 1933.
She was a homemaker. She was a member of Gapway Baptist Church.
Mrs. Grimes was
preceded in death
by her husband, Harvey Grimes.
She is survived
by her sons,
Donald Grimes, Lakeland, Coy Grimes, Pontotoc, Miss.; daughters, Ada
Donaldson and Shirley McClain, both of Lakeland, Olene Middleton,
LuVerne, Ala., Ellen Ingle, Tampa; sister, Birtie Sandoval, Tampa; 22
grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and seven
great-great-grandchildren. - Visitation will be,Tuesday at Lanier
Funeral
Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday at the funeral home.
–
Ledger, March 24, 2003
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>DONALD
H. GRIMES, Sr., 66 Truck Driver - Son
of Ona Melvina Grimes
LAKELAND
- Mr. Donald Harvey Grimes, 66, passed away March 2, 2010 at his home
due to complications of lung cancer. Mr. Grimes was born September 26,
1943 in Lakeland, Florida to
Harvey and Ona (Richardson) Grimes.
He was a member of the Bethany Free Will Baptist Church and the Ridge
Archers. Mr. Grimes also served his country in the U.S. Marine Corps. Donald was preceded in death by his son Donald H. Grimes, Jr.
Survivors include his
wife, Ann Grimes; sons, Randy
and Allen Solano; daughter, Tonya
Lynn Grimes; sisters, Ellen Ingle of Tampa, Fl, Olene Middleton of
Luverne, AL, Ada Donaldson of Polk City; and seven grandchildren. In
lieu of flowers donations may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice or the
American Lung Association. A
memorial service will be Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM at the
Bethany Free Will Baptist Church, 2905 Iowa Rd. – Ledger,
March
4, 2010
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>COY
GRIMES –
60 - Son of Ona Melvina Grimes -
LAKELAND - Coy Grimes, 60,
passed away on
Monday, December 31, 2007 from cancer.
Coy was born October 7, 1947 in
Lakeland, Fl.
He was preceded in death by his
parents: Harvey and Ona Grimes;
brother Melvin Grimes; sister Shirley McClain.
He is survived by his wife
of 30 years, Patricia Grimes;
sons Steven Lee Grimes, Frank
Alford and Jerry Grimes; brother Donald Grimes; sisters Ada Donaldson,
Olene Middleton and Ellen Ingle; grandsons Hunter, Stetson Grimes,
Colton Grimes, O.C. Young and Cody Alford; granddaughters Brittany and
Brandy Grimes and Casey Alford; his dogs Gizmo, Chad and C.J. Grimes.
Mr. Grimes was of the Baptist Faith and served in the U S Marines
during the Vietnam War.
Family will receive friends for visitation on Friday, January 4, 2008
at the Garden of Memories Funeral Home, 4207 E. Lake Ave, Tampa, Fl. -
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at the
funeral home chapel. - Interment will follow at the Garden of
Memories Cemetery.
-Ledger,Jan. 4, 2008
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>MRS.
EUGENA M.
GRIMES – 86 - Homemaker
WINTER HAVEN -- Mrs.
Eugena M. Grimes of Winter
Haven died of heart failure Sunday (Oct. 9, 2005) at Winter Haven
Hospital. She was 86. Eugena came to Winter Haven from Ashtabula, Ohio,
in 1953. She was a homemaker, pianist and painter. She was a member of
the Polk County Gem and Mineral Society Rock Hounds.
Mrs. Grimes is
survived by her husband, Ben
S. Grimes; sons, William Grimes,
Lakeland, Thomas Grimes,
Auburndale, Daniel Grimes, Wewahitchka; daughters, Dianne Calandra,
Linda Sue Wagner, both of Auburndale; brother, Harmon O. Tidd,
Ashtabula; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial services
will be Friday at Kersey
Funeral Home, Auburndale. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to
the Florida Sheriff's Boys Ranch, P.O. Box 2000, Boys Ranch, FL 32064.
- Ledger on October
12, 2005
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>MRS.
CHARLOTTE GRIMES - 58 - School Bus
Driver
HAINES CITY -- Mrs. Charlotte Grimes, a former school bus driver for
the Polk County School Board, died of heart failure Thursday (June 2,
2005) in Davenport. She was 58. "She drove the bus
for about 10
years," her daughter-in-law,
Rachel Coleman of Haines City,
said, noting that she drove the same route in Polk County for the 10
years. Born in
Jacksonville
on March 9, 1947, she came to Haines City with her parents from
Jacksonville in 1959. Fishing was a hobby of Mrs. Grimes. "She loved to
fish anywhere," Coleman said. "She was up for anything."
Mrs. Grimes is survived by her husband of 42
years, Thomas
Grimes; sons, Donald Grimes,
St. Petersburg, Shawn Grimes,
Haines City; daughters, Angie Grimes, Wendy Aguero, both of Haines
City; brother, David Forrester, Davenport; sister, Sheryl Simmons,
Haines City; 14 grandchildren; onegreat-grandchild. -
Visitation
will be Sunday at Oak Ridge Funeral Care, 1001 Grace Ave., Haines City.
Services will be Monday at the funeral home chapel. Burial
will
be in Forest Hill
Cemetery,
Haines City. - Ledger, June
4, 2005
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>MR.
CHARLES GRIMES, Jr. - 79 - Rancher
LAKELAND
-- Mr. Charles Grimes Jr. of Lakeland died of heart failure Friday
(Nov. 26, 2004) at his home. He was 79. Born Nov. 19, 1925, he was a lifelong
resident of Lakeland. He was
a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in World War II. He was a
rancher. He was a member of Gapway
Baptist
Church.
Mr. Grimes was preceded in death by his wife, Pauline
Grimes.
He is survived by his son, David Grimes, Lakeland; daughter,
Brenda Swilley, Lakeland; sister, Esther Raines, Lakeland; four
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation will be this
evening at Lanier Funeral Home, Lakeland. Services will be,Tuesday at
Oak Hill Burial Park, Lakeland.
-Ledger on November 29, 2004
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>CLINTON R.GRIMES –
82 - Brother of Bobby L. Grimes (below)
LAKELAND -
Clinton Grimes
was born in Lakeland, FL. and passed away on May 6, 2011 due to
cancer. He lived in Lakeland all his life. He graduated from Kathleen
High in 1947, went into the Navy from 1948-1949 and traveled on the
Henry S. Tucker destroyer to Korea, China, Japan, Hawaii and the
Philippines. When he returned he married his high school sweetheart
until her death in 2002.
He worked for CSX Railroad for 41 years. After
retiring in 1991 he became a cattle rancher, always had a garden and a
avid hunter and fisherman which he taught to his children and grandson.
He was a true Florida cracker.
He is
preceded in death
by his wife Obera Silver Grimes. one deceased brother Bobby
Grimes
He is
survived by his
son, Dennis Grimes and wife Pamela, and his only grandson Wesley;
daughter, Diane Grimes Coleman and husband Hal; one living brother,
Jimmy Grimes and wife Rose Marie.
After
retiring he spent
many good times at their home in N.C. which they loved. His sense of
humor, love and devotion to his family will be missed and remembered
forever.
A funeral
service will be
held on Wednesday 05/11/11 at Lake Gibson Church of the Nazarene with
visitation at the church on Wednesday. - Interment will be in
Lakeland Memorial Gardens.- Ledger, May 8, 2011
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>BOBBY L. GRIMES
– 74 - CSX Railroad - Brother of Clinton R. Grimes (above)
LAKELAND - Bobby L. Grimes, age 74, passed away Friday,
October 5, 2007
after a courageous battle with lung cancer. Bobby was born on November
24, 1932, he was a third-generation lifelong resident of
Lakeland. He attended local schools and graduated from Kathleen
High School, class of 1951. He was a general foreman for
CSX Railroad. He was of the Baptist faith. He was a devoted member of
the Kathleen Area Historical Society, volunteering many hours on their
behalf.
Bobby was preceded in death by his parents, Eddie and Johnnie
Mae Grimes. He is survived by his loving wife Elaine;
children, Gary (Susan) Grimes, Keith (Pam) Grimes, Cheryl (Jeff)
Schwartz, Alisa (Ira) Anderson, Mona (Jon) Burtz, and Curtis (Eileen)
Holzschuh; brothers Clinton
Grimes and Jimmy (Rosemarie) Grimes; mother-in-law Emilie
Evans; 14 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be Saturday, October 6, 2007 at Lanier
Funeral Home Chapel with a service to follow.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to Kathleen Area Historical
Society, P.O. Box 977, Kathleen, FL 33849-0977 or Cornerstone Hospice,
1285 1st Street South, Winter Haven, FL 33880.
– Ledger,
October 6, 2007
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>MR. LOUIS GRIMES
– 69 - Carpenter
LAKELAND
-- Mr. Louis
Grimes of Lakeland died of complications from diabetes Friday (Oct. 7,
2005) in Winter Haven. He was 69. Born March 31, 1936, Mr. Grimes
lived in Lakeland his entire life. He worked as a carpenter. He
attended the Church of God.
Mr. Grimes is survived by
his son, Glenn Louis Grimes, Cape Coral; sister, Annie Ruth Kahn,
Lakeland; brother, Claude
Grimes, Lakeland; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
Visitation will be Tuesday at Lakeland Funeral Home. Services will
follow at the funeral home. - Ledger,Oct. 10, 2005
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>MR. JOEL EDWARD
GRIMES – 69 - Truck Driver
HAINES CITY -- Mr. Joel
Edward Grimes of Haines City died of respiratory failure Saturday (May
14, 2005) in Winter Haven. He was 69. Joel was born Jan. 8, 1936, in
Groveland, he was a lifelong resident of this area. He was
a truck driver.
Mr. Grimes is
survived by his sons, Joel Tim Grimes, Wayne E. Grimes and Mike S.
Grimes, all of Lake Wales, Glenn M. Grimes, Loughman; daughters, Shelly
R. Stash, St. Petersburg, Kandy L. Boatwright, Haines City, Ann
Hamilton, Lawtey; brothers, John W. Grimes, Haines City, Melvin Clark,
Michigan, King B. Clark, Haines City; sisters, Barbara Franklin, South
Carolina, Ginger Tate, Winter Haven; 25 grandchildren; 16
great-grandchildren. - Visitation will be, Tuesday at Oak Ridge
Funeral Care, Haines City. Services will be Wednesday at Oak Ridge.
– Ledger,May 16, 2005
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>MRS. AMY GRIMES
– 84 - Coca-Cola
FROSTPROOF -- Mrs. Amy
Grimes of Frostproof died of heart failure Sunday (Jan. 22, 2006) at
Lake Wales Medical Center. She was 84. She was born in Sylvester,
Ga., on Feb. 18, 1921. She was a laborer for Coca-Cola.
She was a member of First Baptist Hilltop Church in Frostproof.
Mrs. Grimes is
survived by her daughters, Nadine Williams, Tampa, Virginia Williams,
Juanita LeGrand, Betty Smith, all of Frostproof; son, Larry Grimes,
Dobson, N.C.; three sisters; 14 grandchildren.
Visitation will be
Friday at First Baptist Hilltop Church. Services will be Saturday at
the church. Burial will be in Silver Hill Cemetery in Frostproof.
Gause Funeral Home, Bartow. – Ledger,January 26, 2006
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>PAULA SHANE GRIMES - 55 -
LAKELAND - Paula Shane Grimes, age 55, passed away on May 4, 2009 in
Houston, TX of heart disease.
She was born in California on November 17, 1953.
She is preceded in death by her parents J.L. Goolsby and Ruby Goolsby
Crosby and son Jamie Leonard Guy. She was a lifelong resident of
Lakeland, FL. until moving to Texas in 2004.
She is survived by her husband Jesse Grimes; sister Ladean
Goolsby Light of Texas; daughters Kimberly Skaggs Goodwin, Karrie
Skaggs Demonte, Tonya Skaggs Dover, and Misty McCall (Matt). She is
also survived by her former husband Leonard Guy, Jr., all of Lakeland.
She has 10 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren. We love you and
you will be sadly missed - Forever In Our Hearts! - Memorial services
will be held at Church of Christ, 1807 South Florida Ave., Lakeland,
FL. on Thursday, June 4, 2009. -Ledger on June 3, 2009
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>MRS. NAOMI RUTH
GRIMES –67 - Mortgage Loan Processor
WINTER HAVEN -- Mrs.
Naomi Ruth Grimes of Winter Haven died of heart failure Thursday (May
4, 2006) at Florida Hospital in Orlando. She was 67. Born in Wilson, Mich., on
Oct. 29, 1938, she came to Winter Haven from Olympia, Wash., in 2003.
She was a mortgage loan processor. She was a member of the Widows
Circle, Crafty Critters and Anna Circle. She was a member of Abiding
Savior Lutheran Church.
Mrs. Grimes was
preceded in death by her husband, Raymond E. Grimes. She is
survived by her daughter, Gayle Jones, Indian Mound, Tenn.; brothers,
John Detjen, Winter Haven, Gary Detjen, Clovis, Calif.; sisters, Ellen
Jaeger, Woodbridge, Va., Gloria Babel, Milford, Del., Lois Conine,
Waukesha, Wis.; three grandchildren.Memorial services will be, Monday
at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be
made to Abiding Savior Lutheran Church or a charity of your choice.
Steele's Family Funeral Services, Winter Haven. - Ledger, May 6, 2006
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>MR. MILLARD F.
GRIMES – 80 - Carpenter
LAKELAND -- Mr. Millard
F. Grimes of Lakeland died of advanced COPD Friday (April 4, 2003) at
Lakeland Regional Medical Center. He was 80. Born April 17, 1922, in Lakeland, he was a
lifelong resident. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during WW
II. He was a carpenter.
Mr. Grimes is
survived by his wife, Jessie
Grimes; son, Aaron Wasserlein, Lakeland; daughter, Shelly
Sizemore, Webster; sisters, Mary Grimes and Ann Walker, both of
Lakeland, Cora Thompson, Daytona Beach; eight grandchildren; and 10
great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be
Wednesday at Lanier Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Wednesday at
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell. - Ledger on April 6, 2003
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>MRS. MAXINE A.
GRIMES – 78 - Dale's Kitchen
LAKELAND
-- Mrs. Maxine A. Grimes of Fanning Springs, a former resident of Lakeland,
died of pneumonia Saturday (March 5, 2005) at her home. She was 78.
Mrs. Grimes was a resident of Lakeland for 15 years before moving to
Fanning Springs. She was a cook for Dale's Kitchen, Lakeland. She was a
member of Mount Olive Baptist Church, Polk City.
Mrs.
Grimes was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Grimes.
She is
survived by her son, Ronnie Grimes, MacClenny; daughters, Faye Jones,
Bell, Madelyn Bernard, Oiwache, Mich., Linda Boone, Center Hill, Diane
Wheeler, Plant City, Wanda Percifield, Auburndale, and Frances Ward,
Fanning Springs; 27 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and two
great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation
will be this evening at Kersey Funeral Home, Auburndale. Services will
be Tuesday at the funeral home. -
Ledger on March 7, 2005
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>JAMES “Pee
Wee” GRIMES – 69
– Owned Chevron Station
James "Pee Wee" Grimes of
Wauchula, died
Thursday, Oct. 30th in Bradenton. Born in Opp, Alabama, he had lived
in Wauchula most of his life. He was a member of Northside Baptist
Church in Wauchula, owner of the Chevron Station in Wauchula for many
years, and owned Grimes Land Clearing.
Survivors include
his wife, Fayree;
sister,
Ruth Jeter of Wauchula; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services will be
held Monday, Nov. 3rd,
2003 at Northside Baptist Church with burial in Wauchula Cemetery.
Visitation is Sunday at Robarts Family Garden Chapel, Wauchula.
Memorials may be made to the Northside Baptist Church Building Fund.
Arrangements by Robarts Family Funeral Home, Wauchula. -
Tampa
Tribune, Nov. 1, 2003
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>JACK H. GRIMES - 75
WILLOW OAK -, Jack H. Grimes, 75, of Willow Oak, Fl.
departed this life Sept. 2, 2010 of heart failure.
He is survived by his four children, Randy Grimes, Sandra Handley,
Sharon Kuehne, and Ronnie Grimes; one sister, Mildred Locklear; seven
grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services will take place Sat. Sept. 4, 2010 at Hopewell Funeral Home,
6005 County Rd. 39 S., Plant City, where the family will receive
friends for visitation one hour prior. - Interment will follow in
Willow Oak Cemetery. - Ledger,
Sept. 3, 2010
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>GRIMES, Norma J.
- 81 - died July 4, 2012. Graveside services will take
place at 11:00 am Saturday, July 7, at Green Pond Cemetery.
Whitfield
Funeral Home - TBO.com on July 6, 2012
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>MR. ROBERT GRIMES – 87 – Retired
City of Bartow Water Dept.
BARTOW -- Mr. Robert Grimes of Bartow
died of heart failure Oct. 3, 2002, at The Rohr Home. He was 87.
Born in Gordon, Ga., on Aug. 12, 1915, he later came to Bartow. He
retired from the city of Bartow in the water department. He later
operated a lawn service. He was a member of the Progress Lodge No. 77
Masonic Lodge, and the Lillie White Royal Arch Chapter No. 13. He was a
member of St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Bartow, where he served
on the usher board.
Mr. Grimes was preceded in death by his
wife, Welthie.
He is survived by his sons, Robert
Grimes, Miami, Hubert Grimes, Daytona Beach, Wendell Grimes, Lakeland;
daughters, Judy Grimes and L. Obiaka Washington, both of Bartow; eight
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Friday at
Gause Funeral Home, 625 S. Holland Parkway, Bartow. Services will be
Saturday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church. - Ledger, Oct. 10, 2002
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