Kathryn Kennedy Grimes died Monday, Feb. 15, 2010, at Ruleme Center, Eustis, Fla., of complications of Alzheimer's disease. She was 87. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at George Funeral Home, Aiken, S.C. Burial to follow immediately at Southlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to Golden Harvest Food Bank, 13 Enterprise Ave., Aiken, 29803. The family will receive friends from 10am until the time of the service Mrs. Grimes was born June 22, 1922, in Mount Pleasant, Tenn. At age 19 she moved to Nashville, Tenn., to attend business college. While in Nashville, she met Lawrence O. Grimes, and the two were married in 1941. The couple had three children. They spent most of their lives in Memphis, Tenn., where they attended Lamar Parkway Church of Christ and Wooddale Church of Christ. Mrs. Grimes worked for many years as an award-winning sales representative for World Book encyclopedia. In 1995, they moved to Aiken to be closer to family. They were graciously welcomed into the Aiken Church of Christ fellowship. She and her husband were avid travelers and visited all 50 states as well as overseas destinations including China, the Philippines and many European countries. Mrs. Grimes was always up for a game of cards or Scrabble. She and her husband were one-time Rook champions for the state of Tennessee. Sewing and cooking were some of her favorite pastimes, and she enjoyed shopping for antiques and visiting flea markets. She is preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, who passed away in 2002. Mrs. Grimes is survived by sons Lawrence O. Grimes Jr. of Prattville, Ala., and David K. Grimes of Zellwood, Fla.; daughter Risa A. Grimes of Dayton, Ohio; daughters-in-law Dianne Grimes of Zellwood and Peggy Grimes of Prattville; grandchildren, Keith Grimes of Beaverton, Ore.; Kim Hays of Orlando, Fla.; Nikki Burch of Prattville; Damien Chaffin of Dayton, Ohio; Sally Brooks of Serbia; and Jennifer Burson of Prattville; and great-grandchildren Hannah Burch, Sean Burch, William Burson and Ashlyn Porter, all of Prattville, Riley and Carter Hays of Deltona, Fla., and Rhett and Veronica Hays of Orlando. Our "Meemaw" will be missed for her quick wit, her little pranks and her big heart. God's Garden God looked around his garden And found an empty place, He then looked down upon the earth And saw your tired face. He put his arms around you And lifted you to rest. God's garden must be beautiful He always takes the best. He knew that you were suffering He knew you were in pain. He knew that you would never Get well on earth again. He saw the road was getting rough And the hills were hard to climb. So he closed your weary eyelids And whispered, 'Peace be thine'. It broke our hearts to lose you But you didn't go alone, For part of us went with you The day God called you home.