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Manley Grooms Obituary

BANEBERRY, Tenn. - Manley Eugene "Gene" Grooms, 70, of Baneberry, died Saturday, July 31, 2010, in St. Mary's Hospital of Jefferson City. He was the son of the late Manley and Lula King Grooms. He was also a military veteran. Gene is survived by his beloved wife of 51 years, Shirley Y. Grooms of the home; daughter, Karen Y. George and husband Greg of Baneberry; brothers, J. Paul Grooms of Wilmington, N.C., Charles Grooms and Stacey Grooms of Fayetteville, N.C., and Murray Grooms of Rocky Mount, N.C.; sisters, Lucille Black, Joyce Colman, Sue Cain and Elizabeth Melvin, all of Fayetteville, and Ernestine Cox of Washington, N.C. A visitation will take place from 6 to 8 tonight, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at Farrar Funeral Home in White Pine, 1806 Main St. A graveside interment service will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at 11 a.m. in Jefferson Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Mark McFadden officiating. Farrar Funeral Home of White Pine is in charge of the arrangements, 1806 Main St., White Pine, TN 37890, (865) 674-2441. www.farrarfuneralhome.com.

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Published by Fayetteville Observer from Aug. 2 to Aug. 3, 2010.

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Cecil Clontz

August 21, 2010

So sorry to hear of Gene's Passing. I was his cousin (Tennessee King - my Mother, his Aunt. We didn't get to see each other much over the years but I though very highly of him. The grooms family were always good to our family. We miss him

Cecil Clontz

Cecil Clontz

August 21, 2010

So sorry to hear of your loss. Gene and I were cousins, tho we have not been able to see each other in years. His mother and my mother were in the nursing home together. My aunt, his mother was the sweetest lady you could ask for. So sorry, once again to hear of his passing. A fine man

August 5, 2010

Shirley & Karen,
We are sorry to learn of Gene's passing. Jay has many fond memories of the good times he and Gene had when they were in highschool. We both enjoyed the time when we were nighbors with the three of you in Fayetteville.Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Love Jay & Molly Bethea

Carolyn Hammond Howell

August 2, 2010

To the Grooms Family:
I was very sorry to learn of your loss of Gene. We were classmates at Seventy-First in the class of 1958.
Shirley and all my thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.

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