1922
Colonel
2012
Colonel Wayne Grooms Retired
January 10, 1922 — August 2, 2012
Colonel Wayne Grooms Retired, 90 years of Winchester, passed away Thursday, August 2, 2012 at The Weils of Bainbridge in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
He was born in Seaman, Ohio on January 10, 1922 the son of the late Harry and Lucia Glasgow Grooms.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
He was a retired Career Officer for the U.S. Air Force and a member of the F&AM, OES, Scottish Rite, and an owner and operator of Winchester Auto Parts store.
He is survived by his wife; Marib Simmons Grooms formerly of Winchester, one son and daughter-in-law; Michael and Kitty Grooms of Seaman, two daughters and sons-in-law; Pat and Matt Storey of McKinney, Texas and Paula and Bill Kvoriak of Cleveland, five grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home, Lewis-Sullivan Chapel in Seaman with Rev. John Waugh officiating. Burial will follow in Locust Grove Cemetery with a military graveside service by the Wright Patterson Honor Guard.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 9:30 till 10:30 A.M. with Masonic and Scottish Rite services at 10:30 A.M. at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home, Lewis-Sullivan Chapel in Seaman.
Memorials may be made to Masonic Home in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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He was born in Seaman, Ohio on January 10, 1922 the son of the late Harry and Lucia Glasgow Grooms.
Besides his parents he was preceded in death by two brothers and one sister.
He was a retired Career Officer for the U.S. Air Force and a member of the F&AM, OES, Scottish Rite, and an owner and operator of Winchester Auto Parts store.
He is survived by his wife; Marib Simmons Grooms formerly of Winchester, one son and daughter-in-law; Michael and Kitty Grooms of Seaman, two daughters and sons-in-law; Pat and Matt Storey of McKinney, Texas and Paula and Bill Kvoriak of Cleveland, five grandchildren, and two great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at 11:00 A.M. at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home, Lewis-Sullivan Chapel in Seaman with Rev. John Waugh officiating. Burial will follow in Locust Grove Cemetery with a military graveside service by the Wright Patterson Honor Guard.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 9:30 till 10:30 A.M. with Masonic and Scottish Rite services at 10:30 A.M. at the Wallace-Thompson Funeral Home, Lewis-Sullivan Chapel in Seaman.
Memorials may be made to Masonic Home in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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