Gentry county Missouri, Obituaries: Dwight W. Groom Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Submitted by: Don Raymond ST. JOSEPH (MO.) NEWSPRESS; SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2005; B2 Dwight W. Groom 1934-2005 VICTORVILLE, Calif. - Dwight W. Groom, Victorville, formerly Albany, Mo., died Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005, at home of Leukemia. He was born Sept. 25,1934, in Denver, Mo. Survivors are his wife of 40 years, Frances Groom; sons, Steven Groom, Hesperia, Calif.; and David Groom, Peoria, Ariz.; daughters, Susan Groom and Sharon Sena, Apple Valley, Calif.; and Carolyn Cook, Lodi, Calif.; foster daughter, Shawn Long, Gait, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; and sisters, Thadrel Weddie, Firth, Neb.; Opal Booth, Carmichael, Calif.; Pam Sprague, Seattle, Wash,; and Ruby Mooney, Cameron, Mo. He was preceded in death by father, Solomon Riggs Groom, Sept. 15, 1982; mother, Alta Groom, Oct. 7, 2003; brothers, Alva Groom, in Rhine, Germany in 1946; and Ivan Groom, in Korea (POW) in 1951; and sister, Dolores Wright, Dec. 22,1995. A private memorial service was held Sept. 4. Arrangements are by the Victor Valley Mortuary, Victorville.