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| Patricia Ann (Scroggins) Grimes |
Patricia Grimes
Patricia Ann Grimes, age 82, of OKC, passed away Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Mercy Health Center. She was born on December 29, 1927 in Minneapolis, Kansas. She was the 2nd of three children born to Earl Leonard Scroggins [15987] and Anita (Heberly) Scroggins [15988] of Sayre, OK. "Pat" grew up in Sayre, OK, where she graduated from high school. She later married Billy Joe Grimes [15990] on June 22, 1946 in Las Vegas, NV. Together they raised three sons while first living in Green Bay, Wisconsin, during the years that Billy played for the Packers. In 1952 they returned to Purcell, OK to operate the Grimes family auto dealership. Then in 1957 they moved to OKC, where she lived the remainder of her life. Pat worked for nearly 18 years as an Audio Visual Director for NW Classen High School, then later another 15 years for Samaritan Home Health Care in OKC before retiring in 2004. Pat had many hobbies throughout her life, including being a lifetime fan of the Green Bay Packers, the OSU Cowboys, fishing and playing golf. She will be remembered as a wonderful wife, a loving mother and grandmother and a special sister and aunt.She was preceded in death by: Parents, Earl and Anita Scroggins; Husband, Bill Grimes in 2005; two brothers: Earl Jr. [15993] and Jack Scroggins [15994].She is survived by: Three sons: Bill Grimes and wife Judy of OKC; Steve Grimes and wife Linda of Roswell, GA; Mark Grimes and wife Linda of Yukon; eight grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.Funeral services will be 10:30, Tuesday, April 20, 2010, at Northwest Baptist Church in OKC, followed by a Committal Service at 2:00 P.M. at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell, OK. Funeral arrangements by Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Newcastle, OK.
Published in The Oklahoman on April 18, 2010
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