Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Grimstead, John T. October 30, 1960 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com May 26, 2017, 7:19 pm Norfolk Journal and Guide, Nov 12, 1960 A funeral service was held Thursday at St. Mark’s AME Church in Oceana for John T. Grimstead, 43, of Monroe avenue, Virginia Beach. Mr. Grimstead died Oct. 30 in McGuire Veterans Hospital in Richmond. The Rev. D. P. Felton, pastor of St. Mark’s officiated and delivered the eulogy. He was assisted by Elder H. C. Benjamin and the Rev. T. M. Williams. Burial was in the Grimstead family plot in Calvary Cemetery under direction of W. Francis Taylor Jr. A native of Virginia Beach, Mr. Grimstead was the son of Mrs. Mille Grimstead White and the late George L. Grimstead. The deceased attended Booker T. Washington High School and Virginia State College. He was a member of Carver post of the American Legion, a charter member of the Whats Club and a member of St. Mark’s Church, as well as fraternal organizations. In addition to his mother, Mr. Grimstead is survived by his stepfather, William White; two brothers, George E. and Herbert Grimstead; two half brothers, George L. Grimstead and James E. Grimstead; an aunt, Mrs. Annie Holloway, a great aunt, Mrs. Harriett Hyman; an uncle, William Grimstead of Virginia Beach, and other relatives. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery GRIMSTEAD, JOHN I5613 Section 24, Block 24, Lot 166, Space NE COR 0 11/03/1960 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/g/grimstea13113gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb