1925
Lee
2010
Lee Grimwood
March 28, 1925 — August 16, 2010
Lee Grimwood, 85, died August 16, 2010 at the Sedgwick Health Care Center in Sedgwick, Kansas.
He was born on May 28, 1925 to Thomas Jerry and Henrilou (Young) Grimwood in Sedgwick, Kansas.
On March 21, 1953 he married Vera M. Stonebraker. She died on November 23, 2006.
Lee was a lifetime member of the Sedgwick Christian Church.
He enlisted into the United States Army in 1943 and was honorably discharged in 1946. He received a bronze star and a purple heart with two oak cluster leaves, while serving his country.
Lee was a member of over 60 years of the American Legion and the V.F.W. and the D.A.V. of Sedgwick. He was also a past M.A. for the Sedgwick Masonic Lodge.
Upon earning a business degree, Lee held the office of Vice President at the Sedgwick State Bank for over 37 years, served three terms as a councilman on the Sedgwick City Council.
Lee was also a past president of the Booster Club, and was influential on the Housing Authority Committee. Also, in his lifetime he was a trained EMT and for more than ten years, volunteered his time with the Sedgwick Fire and Ambulance Department.
Survivors include a daughter Alice Renner and her husband Steve, Bellevue, NE, two sons, Ted Grimwood of Sedgwick and Dr. John Grimwood and wife Lani of Guam.; granddaughter, Sarah Renner and grandson, Tim Renner; sister-in-law, Lucile Grimwood.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Vera, brother, Gordon Grimwood and brother and sister-in-law, Don and Dorothy Grimwood.
Visitation will be Thursday, August 19, 2010 from 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. with the family greeting from 6:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 20th, 2010, 2:00 P.M. at the Sedgwick Christian Church in Segwick. The Reverend Kim Beckwith and Chaplain Bill Eichelberger, will be presiding.
Burial will be held at the Hillside Cemetery in Sedgwick.
Memorials can be made to the Sedgwick Christian Church, Sedgwick Senior Center or the American Legion Scholarship Fund, in care of Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
He was born on May 28, 1925 to Thomas Jerry and Henrilou (Young) Grimwood in Sedgwick, Kansas.
On March 21, 1953 he married Vera M. Stonebraker. She died on November 23, 2006.
Lee was a lifetime member of the Sedgwick Christian Church.
He enlisted into the United States Army in 1943 and was honorably discharged in 1946. He received a bronze star and a purple heart with two oak cluster leaves, while serving his country.
Lee was a member of over 60 years of the American Legion and the V.F.W. and the D.A.V. of Sedgwick. He was also a past M.A. for the Sedgwick Masonic Lodge.
Upon earning a business degree, Lee held the office of Vice President at the Sedgwick State Bank for over 37 years, served three terms as a councilman on the Sedgwick City Council.
Lee was also a past president of the Booster Club, and was influential on the Housing Authority Committee. Also, in his lifetime he was a trained EMT and for more than ten years, volunteered his time with the Sedgwick Fire and Ambulance Department.
Survivors include a daughter Alice Renner and her husband Steve, Bellevue, NE, two sons, Ted Grimwood of Sedgwick and Dr. John Grimwood and wife Lani of Guam.; granddaughter, Sarah Renner and grandson, Tim Renner; sister-in-law, Lucile Grimwood.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Vera, brother, Gordon Grimwood and brother and sister-in-law, Don and Dorothy Grimwood.
Visitation will be Thursday, August 19, 2010 from 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. with the family greeting from 6:00 P.M.- 8:00 P.M.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 20th, 2010, 2:00 P.M. at the Sedgwick Christian Church in Segwick. The Reverend Kim Beckwith and Chaplain Bill Eichelberger, will be presiding.
Burial will be held at the Hillside Cemetery in Sedgwick.
Memorials can be made to the Sedgwick Christian Church, Sedgwick Senior Center or the American Legion Scholarship Fund, in care of Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.
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