Covington County AlArchives News.....Grimes Family Reunion  September 17, 1953
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Covington Dispatch September 17, 1953
Hi All, had this in my files, and thought I would type it out and post. 
  There was a picture with this Newspaper article, but it did not show up go 
enough to copy :-(.
 Good luck to all.
  CGT

 Covington Dispatch Sept. 17, 1953
Grimes Family Reunion Celebrated Sat.
All Children, 27 Grandchildren Attend
 Outdoor Barbecue Served To
 40 Odd Guests and Relatives
  Mr. and Mrs. Orm Grimes' home
on Simmons Bridge Road was the 
scene Saturday evening of one of 
the most jovial homecomings in 
the history of Covington County.
The happy parents and an 84-
year-old grandmother played host
to ten children at an outdoor
Barbecue which was attended by
thirty-five pr forty friends, neigh-
bors, children, thier wives and 
husbands, and a yard full of
grandchildren.
  Mr. Grimes killed one of his
choice baby beefs and CROWELL
TAYLOR spent the greater part of
Saturday barbecuing the meat and
preparing a delicious stew. The
feast was servered in the yard of
the family home at about 7:30 p.m.
  Unlike a lot of family reunions,
not a child was missing and one
daughter and her husband drove
from Arizona to make the gather-
ing complete. The children's age
range from 16 to 40 and all are
married but the baby girl, Betty
June, who is a student of Pleasant
Home High. Gathered with the 
ten children were twenty-seven
grandchildren. The children are:
Betty June, Mrs. Donald Griffin,
W.H. Grimes, Mrs. Roy Watson,
Ulay Grimes, Thomas Grimes,
Mrs. Anford Hixon, Aubrey
Grimes, J.O. Grimes, and Mrs.
Burdett Bozeman. Mrs Grimes
was the former Laura Fuqua.

Additional Comments:
 There was a picture of Mr.& Mrs. Grimes and his Mother, along with the 10 
children, but the picture did not copy good enough to try and copy and post.
 I have this family as William Orby 1891-1981 & Laura Isabella Fuqua Grimes ca 
1897- 1997, his mother I have listed as Mary Johanna Jay Grimes 1868-1955.

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