William H. Grimes (1954)

GRIMES, HAYWOOD, LYTTON

Posted By: Treva Patterson (email)
Date: 6/7/2007 at 10:12:16

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 22, 1954

WILLIAM GRIMES DIED LAST THURSDAY

William H. Grimes, a life-long resident of Madison county and member of a family well known in the Peru community, died at his farm home near Peru Thursday Dec. 16.

Mr. Grimes was born at Peru Aug. 22, 1879 and was 75 years of age at his death. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Grimes. He spent his life farming in that community and never married.

He leaves four brother, Arthur Grimes of Peru, Henry, Jeff and Charley Grimes of St. Charles; and two sisters, Mrs. Grace Haywood of Fremont, Nebr., and Mrs. Elsie Lytton of Truro.

Funeral services were held Sunday from the Kale Funeral home at Truro, conducted by the Rev. Earl Travis of Winterset. Burial was made in the Peru cemetery.
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The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 22, 1954

Peru Happenings

Will Grimes died suddenly at his home northeast of Peru Thursday morning Dec. 16th. Although he had been under the care of a physician for a few days, he was thought to be improving and his death was unexpected. He had spent his life in this vicinity and had been engaged in farming with his brother, Henry, for many years.

Funeral services were conducted by the Rev. Earl Travis of Winterset at the Kale Funeral Home in Truro, Sunday, Dec. 19th and burial was at the Peru cemetery.
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Transcriber's note: Transcribed as published. His middle initial on his gravestone is "R". It is given as "H" in this obituary and in two federal censuses. It is also listed as "A" in two censuses and "R" in the 1905 state census.

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