Mary E. Grimes, 77 of Roberta, Georgia (formerly of Fitzgerald), died Monday, June 15 at her residence.
Funeral services will be held 4 P.M. Thursday, June 18 at Abba Baptist Church with Rev. Shannon Back and Rev. Howard Kitchens officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Wednesday evening at the funeral home and from 2:00 until the funeral hour on Thursday at the church.
Ms. Grimes was born December 11, 1931 in Irwin County to the late John Robert and Ellen Darsey Malinda Hogan Branam. She lived in Roberta for the past year from Fitzgerald. She was a former employee of Y&W Sportswear and a member of Lizella Baptist Church.
Ms. Grimes is survived by a son, Larry Grimes of Roberta; daughter & son-in-law-Mary Ellen & Don Crawford of Lizella; grandchildren, Peggy Broome of Fitzgerald, Randy Grimes of Wray, David Grimes of Fitzgerald and Becky Crawford of Lizella; 8 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren; brothers, Bobby Branam of Birmingham, AL, Jimmy Branam of Brunswick and Ronny Branam of Fitzgerald as well as several nieces and nephews.