Opal M. Grimes,79, of Jackson died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004 at Monticello House in Jackson, Mo.

She was born Dec. 8, 1924, in De Soto, Mo., daughter of Fred Joseph and Stacy Cathryn Worford Pierce.

She and Maxey L. Grimes were married Oct. 28, 1945, St. Louis. He died May 2, 2004.

She worked in the cosmetic department at Walgreens in St. Louis for 40 years and moved to Cape Girardeau in 1984. She was a member of the Church of God.

Survivors include a brother Clarence Pierce of Gilliam, Mo., two sisters, Ruth Keirn of Hickory, N.C., and Pearl Tate of Anderson, Ind.

She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.

Friends may call form noon to 1 p.m. Sept. 25 at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sept. 25 at the funeral home, with the Rev. Scott Moon officiating. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery in Mt. Vernon, Ill.

Source: (obituary supplied by Ford and Sons Funeral Home)
Date: September 11, 2004
Submitted by: Ken Richardson