M. Kenneth Grimes

M. Kenneth Grimes, 91, of Arlington, Texas, passed away Friday, January 9, 2009, in Arlington. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, at Mission Park Cemetery South, San Antonio. Military honors by the U.S. Navy honor guard will be provided. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, 2009, in First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, 1200 S. Collins, with the Rev. Robert McClelland officiating. A family reception will be held following the memorial service at the church. Memorial gifts can be made to the American Heart Association at 800-242-8721. Ken was born February 9, 1917, in Comanche, Texas, to Newton B. and May Mobley Grimes. He was raised in San Antonio and graduated from South San Antonio High School. Ken graduated in 1940 from Texas A&I where he ran track and played basketball and football. In football, he earned four letters, was captain for two years and made the All-Alamo Conference team. In 1973, he was inducted into the Texas A&I Football Hall of Fame. Ken served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a lieutenant commander, earning a Bronze Star. He was a branch manager for Associates Finance Company and senior vice president at First Bank and Trust in Bryan for many years. Ken was a longtime Rotarian in Bryan and Nacogdoches and a Paul Harris Fellow. He was also a member of the Arabia Temple of Houston Masonic Lodge for many years, a 32nd-degree Mason. Ken was a resident of Arlington since 2005 and was a member of First Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed playing golf, hunting and fishing and the outdoors. Ken is preceded in death by his sister, Mary Hoffman; and brother, Lewis Grimes. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Eloise Taylor Grimes of Arlington; daughter, Sheri Schember Quick and husband, Dr. James Campbell Quick, of Arlington; son, Robert K. "Bob" Grimes and wife, Becky, of Boerne; brother, Elbert B. Grimes of San Antonio; and five grandchildren, Kyle Schember, Kari Lu and husband, Jimmy, Jefferson Grimes, Jordan Grimes and wife, Whitney, and Molly Kate Grimes. Wade Family Funeral Home, Arlington.