Berrien County GaArchives Obituaries.....Grimes, George Raymond July 30, 2009 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shirley McMillan Durden http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006039 September 28, 2012, 7:21 pm The Berrien Press - August 5, 2009 George Raymond Grimes, 63, of Nashville died July 30, 2009, in Berrien County. Born January 28, 1946, in Berrien County to the late O.T. and Lillie Mae Harsey Grimes, he was a retired Civil Service meat cutter in the commissary at Moody AFB. He was a member of Flat Creek Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and youth director. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. Survivors include his wife, Brenda Giddens Grimes of Nashville; two daughter, Lisa Grimes McMillan of Sparks and Christy Grimes of Nashville; two sisters, Betty Knight of Ray City and Faye Conger of Nashville; one brother, Bobby Grimes of Ft. Myers, FL; two step-brothers, Buddy Bostick of Nashville and James Exum of Morven; one step-sister, Annette Baker of Ray City; two grandchildren, Chloe and Seth McMillan. He was preceded in death by a brother, Olsen Grimes. Funeral services were held August 2 at 4 p.m. at Flat Creek Church with the Revs. Mickey Lindsey, Mark Swain, Gary James and Jimmy Parker officiating. A selected choir sang "Pass Me Not" and "Hide Me, Rock of Ages," Gregg Shoupe sang "The Baptism," and "Beulah Land" was played on CD, Tammy Kent served as pianist. Interment was in Flat Creek Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Stacey Holbrook, Rodney Cornelius, Gregg Shoupe, Robbie Dasher, Joe Allen Kent, Rusty Partin. Honorary pallbearers were J.H. Exum, Charles Bryan, Frank Fletcher, Bobby Kent, Thomas Kent and youth of Flat Creek Church. Lovein Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/berrien/obits/g/grimes2725nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb