Arthur Earl Grimm

  • Born November 26, 1887 in Sullivan County, Indiana.
  • Parents were CHARLES ALEXANDER GRIM and MARY ANN ARMSTRONG.
  • Married VERNA CLEO ORTMAN on January 12, 1910 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio.
  • Died July 20, 1952 in Washington Court House, Fayette County, Ohio, of a heart attack.
  • Worked as a farmer and worked for the Ohio State Highway Department.
  • Arthur and Verna are buried in Madison Mills Cemetery, Madison Mills, Fayette County, Ohio.

CHILDREN

  1. MILDRED MARIE GRIMM, born October 9, 1910 in Fayette County, Ohio; died March 1, 1987 in Westerville, Franklin County, Ohio. Married GEORGE COLDREN on November 28, 1928 in Newark, Licking County, Ohio.

  2. GORDON LAMBERT GRIMM, born November 5, 1912 in Fayette County, Ohio; died January 6, 1990 in California. Married ? . Married MILDRED MATILDA "PAM" STENSBY in Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho.

  3. DORIS EVELYN GRIMM, born August 30, 1914 in Fayette County, Ohio; died May 14, 2005 in Grove City, Franklin County, Ohio. Married REED W. DAVEY on December 31, 1938, divorced around 1950. He was born March 8, 1911 in Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio; and died November 1, 1961 in Columbus, Franlin County OH. Married HOWARD HOCKMAN about 1963. He was born December 4, 1903 in Williamsport, Lycoming County PA and died July 30, 1985 in Grove City, Franklin County OH. She had no children from either marriage. Buried in Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

  4. ROBERT WILSON "GABBY" GRIMM, born May 28, 1917 in Fayette County, Ohio; died May 27, 2002 in Kettering Memorial Hospital, Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio. Married JUANITA FRANCIS. Married DORIS JONES.

  5. ARTHUR EARL "SLEEPY" GRIMM, JR., born December 14, 1921 in Fayette County, Ohio.

  6. CHARLES ENOS GRIMM, born April 29, 1923 in Fayette County, Ohio; died December 1, 1976 in St. Elizabeth Hospital, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Married FLORENCE HOGUE; divorced. Married MARILYN JEAN HITCHEW on December 7, 1947 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.


  7. MARY LOIS GRIMM, born June 23, 1925 in Fayette County, Ohio; died December 28, 2003 in Georgia. Married MACK LEO WOODGEARD. He was born June 2, 1922 in Union Furnace OH and died June 29, 2014 in Cumming GA..


  8. JO ANN GRIMM, born October 15, 1926 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; died May 19, 2005 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Married ROBERT JACK HILTBRUNNER on February 7, 1947. His father was FRANK HILTBRUNNER. Married WARREN GORDON.

  9. ROGER WILLIS GRIMM, born November 2, 1928 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio; died January 16, 2011. Married MARY YARGER. They had no children. Roger was the first of the children to be born in a hospital. He owned Roger's Barber Shop in downtown Washington C.H.

  10. PAUL STEPHEN GRIMM, born May 20, 1930 in Fayette County, Ohio; died October 20, 2018 in Conway SC. Married ELIZABETH SABO.

  11. WILMA JEAN GRIMM, born July 17, 1931 in Fayette County, Ohio; died March 4, 2007 in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Married DANIE GUY LEWIS on December 15, 1950..

  12. JANICE LEE GRIMM, born January 20, 1938 in Fayette County, Ohio; died February 25, 2012 in Grove City, Franklin County, Ohio. Married DONALD EDWARDS.

  13. CAROL ANN GRIMM, born March 24, 1938 in Fayette County, Ohio; died May 6, 2015. Married JOSEPH LAMBERT. Married WAYNE ALLEN PORTERFIELD. Married EDWIN PERRY.

SOURCES:

• 1920 Franklin County, Ohio Census
• Fayette County Birth Records
• Madison Mills Cemetery
• Verna Cleo (Ortman) Grimm


OBITUARIES

Arthur Earl Grimm
Carol Ann (Grimm) Perry


PHOTOS

Arthur Earl Grimm Family


Writings of Arthur Earl Grimm, Jr.