Thanks to Brenda Stewart who let us know that her sister, Shirley Reynolds Riedel, passed away on May 23, 2026 in Vancouver, Washington. Our condolences to Brenda and the rest of Shirley's family and friends. A memorial has been created for her on the FindaGrave website and linked to the Virtual Cemetery for the Class of 1955. Shirley was the daughter of Clarence and Ruth Reynolds (deceased), sisters Brenda Stewart Jerald and Wanda Hughes (deceased). She leaves behind her husband,...

We have just learned that our 1955 classmate, Marlene Carol Cochran Smith, passed away on March 5, 2025, in Marshall, Texas. Our sympathy to her family and friends. A memorial has been created for her on the FindAGrave website and linked to the class Virtual Cemetery. A small celebration of life was held for close family. Her full obituary can be found here...

Our 1955 classmate, Fosteen Marie Hamilton better known as Tenna, passed away on Friday, Sep 6, 2024 in Hendersonville, TN. Our sympathy to her family and friends. Her memorial on the FindAGrave site will be linked to the Virtual Cemetery for the class of 1955... See her obit at Fosteen Marie Hamilton Obituary 2024 - Sumner Funeral and Cremation.      

Dr. Jerry Kay Humphreys Sr., a member of the Grove Class of 1955, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at his home in Mount Juliet, Tennesse. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends. A memorial for him has been placed on the FindAGrave site and linked to the 1951 Virtual Cemetery. A full obituary, along with details for his memorial service, can be found here...        

Dear readers, I've been a bad webmaster! I have allowed myself to send you the good news, happily letting you know about some of the reunions and other "nice" things that have been going on. But sadly, we have had bad news, class deaths, since the last ones I last posted on the site. I have been placing them on the Grove Facebook page, but I know that many of you are not seeing them. So I apologize for that and...

Carolyn Kibbons Chapman – age 84, passed away peacefully, December 16, 2021, at her home in Pegram, TN. She was born on May 9th 1937 in Paris , Tn. She graduated from Grove High school in 1955, married the love of her life, and began her family. They moved to Pegram, Tn. in 1963, where they continued raising their children, making it their permanent home. Mrs. Chapman is preceded in death by her son, Timothy R. Chapman. She is survived...

Diana Rhodes Ford of Helena, Arkansas passed away on March 29, 2021, in Helena. She was born August 5, 1937, to Richard and Diana Matthews Rhodes in Paris, Tennessee, and graduated from E.W. Grove High School. (Class of 1955.) In 1959 she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Southwestern College now known as Rhodes University, where she was a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority, Eta Sigma Phi, a classical language fraternity, and the Southwestern Singers. After...

Bernice Faye Holt, age 82 of Paris, TN, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020, at her residence. She was a member of Bethesda Methodist Church, and former member of Trinity Methodist Church. Bernice was a homemaker, and formerly worked at the Townhouse restaurant, Nathan’s, and Hoofmans. She received a lifetime achievement award for her individual collections of donations, and candy bar sales, that she raised for the March of Dimes equaling over $250,000.00. Her latest passion was raising money...