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Alice Mae Grimsley

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[October 18, 2014]  LINCOLN - Alice Mae Grimsley, 85, of Lincoln, passed away October 14, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.

Visitation: Pending

Service: Saturday, October 25th  at 2:00 p.m. at the Congregate Building at The Christian Village in Lincoln

A private family interment will be held on Friday. October 24, at Zion Cemetery

Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home

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Alice Mae Grimsley, 85, of Lincoln, passed away October 14, 2014 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield.

Alice was born March 13, 1929 in Lincoln, the daughter of Frank and Pearl (Schmitgen) Howerton. She married J. Paul Grimsley on June 29, 1947. He preceded her in death in April of 1983.

Alice was the oldest member of the First Baptist Church, Lincoln. She sang in the church choir for 30 years. She was a beautician for 25 years, worked for the State of Illinois for 12 years and was a grandmother at Chester East Lincoln School for 12 years. She was an avid reader and enjoyed travel. Although family was the highlight of her life, her greatest passion was sharing the love of Jesus Christ with family, friends, and the community.

Cremation rites will be accorded and private family interment will be held on Friday. October 24, 2014 at Zion Cemetery. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at The Congregate Building at The Christian Village with Ryan Edgecombe officiating. Memorial donations may be made in her name to the American Heart Association. Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Homehas been entrusted with her care.

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Surviving are her children Larry Paul (Deborah Kay) Grimsley of Alta Loma, CA. and Brenda Alyce Stout of Lincoln; her grandchildren: Lucas (Aurora) Grimsley of Hurst, TX., Marty (Danita) Steffens of Lincoln, Laurence (Heather) Steffens of Lincoln, and Justen (Andrea) Steffens of Lincoln; her great grandchildren: Caleb Steffens, Connor Steffens, Caelyn Steffens, Kayla Steffens, James Steffens, Gabby Steffens, Ciara Steffens, Olivia Steffens, Bree Steffens, Brendon Steffens, Ryan Steffens, and Alex Steffens all of Lincoln, and Logan Grimsley of Hurst, TX.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Paul, and her brothers Fran Howerton, Bob Howerton, Richard Howerton, Ray Howerton and Wayne Howerton.
 

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