Rev. James P. Grubbs, 92, Chillicothe, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at The Baptist Home in Chillicothe.
He was born March 28, 1923 in Lavonia, Ga.
James married Una Stinson Grubbs on April 26, 1952.
James proudly served in the United States Navy from 1944-1946 as a 3rd Class Radioman during World War II. He was a graduate of Fayetteville, Ga. High School and received his bachelors degree at Mercy University in Macon, Ga. and Minister of Divinity degree at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a pastor at First Baptist in Bethany, Mo., from 1962-1970 and Copeland Baptist in St. Joseph, from 1970-1985.
Rev. Grubbs was a former member of the Rotary Club and City Planning Commission in Bethany, Mo., and a former volunteer for the United Way of Harrison County. He was also an avid gardener.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Richard and Sara (Haynie) Grubbs; sister, Thedrel Grubbs; brothers, Theodore Slim Grubbs, Lonnie Grubbs, Robert Grubbs and Marion Pete Grubbs; and infant sister, Sara Grubbs.
Survivors include: wife; daughter, Ellen Gregory (Larry), Liberty, Mo.; two grandchildren, Lindsey and Emmy; brother, Kenneth Bud Grubbs (Corene), Palmetto, Ga.; and many nieces and nephews.
Farewell Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory.
Interment: Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rev. James P. Grubbs, 92, Chillicothe, passed away Wednesday, April 29, 2015, at The Baptist Home in Chillicothe.
He was born March 28, 1923 in Lavonia, Ga.
James married Una Stinson Grubbs on April 26, 1952.
James proudly served in the United States Navy from 1944-1946 as a 3rd Class Radioman during World War II. He was a graduate of Fayetteville, Ga. High School and received his bachelors degree at Mercy University in Macon, Ga. and Minister of Divinity degree at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He was a pastor at First Baptist in Bethany, Mo., from 1962-1970 and Copeland Baptist in St. Joseph, from 1970-1985.
Rev. Grubbs was a former member of the Rotary Club and City Planning Commission in Bethany, Mo., and a former volunteer for the United Way of Harrison County. He was also an avid gardener.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Richard and Sara (Haynie) Grubbs; sister, Thedrel Grubbs; brothers, Theodore Slim Grubbs, Lonnie Grubbs, Robert Grubbs and Marion Pete Grubbs; and infant sister, Sara Grubbs.
Survivors include: wife; daughter, Ellen Gregory (Larry), Liberty, Mo.; two grandchildren, Lindsey and Emmy; brother, Kenneth Bud Grubbs (Corene), Palmetto, Ga.; and many nieces and nephews.
Farewell Services: 3 p.m. Saturday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory.
Interment: Memorial Park Cemetery.
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