Obituary of GRIMSLEY, STELLA   Bourbon County, KS 1958
Published in The Fort Scott Kansas Weekly Tribune, Vol. 78, No. 227, Fort 
Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, Thursday, September 25, 1958, Page 7. (Note: 
Front page states date as "Wednesday Evening, September 24, 1958" but the 
remainder of the paper states September 25, 1958 as the papers date.)

MRS. STELLA GRIMSLEY
(From Tuesday's Daily Tribune)
Mrs. Stella Grimsley, 69, widow of Clarence Grimsley, 1630 East Oak, died 
yesterday afternoon at 2:45 at Mercy Hospital, after a lingering illness.
The deceased was born April 18, 1889 in Benton County, Mo., and was married to 
Clarence Grimsley at Nevada, Aug. 5, 1905. He died August 22, 1945.
There are several children surviving, most of whom live in the west.
The body is at the Cheney Chapel, awaiting word from the children. Funeral 
arrangements are incomplete.
Note: Transcribed by Carrie Hall for Pat Strange on 19 SEPT 2003.
Published in The Fort Scott Kansas Weekly Tribune, Vol. 78, No. 40, Fort Scott, 
Bourbon County, Kansas, Thursday, October 2, 1958, Page 4.

GRIMSLEY RITES SUNDAY
(From Friday's Daily Tribune)
Funeral Services for Mrs. Stella Grimsley, 1630 East Oak, who died Monday at 
Mercy Hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Cheney Memorial Chapel. 
Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
Stella Thurston, daughter of William and Ellen (Dodd) Thurston, was born in 
Benton County, Mo., April 18, 1889. She was married to Clarence Grimsley, Aug. 
5, 1905, at Nevada. She came to Fort Scott 32 years ago. Her husband died Aug. 
22, 1935.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Violet Newell, Grandview, Wash.; Mrs. 
Thelma Harris, Mabton, Wash., and Mrs. Vivian Thomas, The Dalles, Ore.; four 
sons, Orval, Lester and Floyd, Mabton, Wash., and Fred Jr., Salinas, Calif.; 
three sisters, Mary Thomas, Nevada; Mrs. George Tabor, Kansas City, and Mrs. 
Sadie Vincent, Rich Hill, and two brothers, Robert Thurston, Nevada, and Ollie 
Thurston, Kansas City. There are 14 grandchildren and three 
great-grandchildren. One son and one brother are deceased.
Mrs. Grimsley was a member of the Methodist Church and the VFW Auxiliary.


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