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William Alexander Grimes
(1858-1937)
Laura Elizabeth Kirk
(1861-1951)
Lester Elton Grimes Sr
(1899-1985)
Mary Thelma
(1904-1973)
Lester Elton Grimes Jr
(1921-1999)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mildred Alyne Willis

Lester Elton Grimes Jr 1

  • Born: 19 Feb 1921, , Bell County, Texas 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Mildred Alyne Willis on 6 Oct 1950 in , Lubbock County, Texas
  • Died: 30 May 1999, , Lubbock County, Texas at age 78 2 4
  • Buried: City of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 5
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  General Notes:

Lester received an accounting degree from Texas Tech University in 1942 and attended Harvard Graduate School in 1943. After serving in the Navy in WWII, he returned to Lubbock, Texas, and established Grimes Insurance Agency in 1948. He was serving as chairman of the board at the time of his death. He served on the board of directors of the Milam Children Training Center as well as many other community and civic organizations.

Social Security had his last residence as Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas.

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  Additional Information:

• Military Service: as Lieutenant JG, US Navy: the Pacific during World War II.


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Lester married Mildred Alyne Willis on 6 Oct 1950 in , Lubbock County, Texas. (Mildred Alyne Willis was born on 19 Aug 1925 in , Navarro County, Texas,6 died on 27 Jul 2003 6 and was buried in City of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas 5.)


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Sources


1 1930 United States Federal Census, Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas; Roll 2372; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 5; Image: 216.0. Repository: Ancestry.com.

2 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 462-10-5191; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.

3 Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, Roll Number: 1921_0007; Certificate Number: 7307. Repository: Ancestry.com.

4 Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, Repository: Ancestry.com.

5 FindAGrave.com.

6 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Database online), Number: 454-36-1489; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: Before 1951. Repository: Ancestry.com.


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