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James Wendall “Burleigh” Grimes

Birth: 15 Feb 1918
Death: 25 Dec 1998 (aged 80)
Burial: Mount Zion Cemetery

Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 17944294 View Source

My Uncle's given name was "James Wendall Grimes", his nickname was "Burleigh" after the "Hall of Fame" baseball player. When in his 50's ,after he broke his back, Uncle Burleigh could still stand in his back yard and knock a basball over the barn roof.

- John Vermillion

My Uncle's given name was "James Wendall Grimes", his nickname was "Burleigh" after the "Hall of Fame" baseball player. When in his 50's ,after he broke his back, Uncle Burleigh could still stand in his back yard and knock a basball over the barn roof.

- John Vermillion

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Carmen June Browning Grimes

1923–1992

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Maintained by: John W. Vermillion
Originally Created by: Eric Cross
Added: Feb 15, 2007
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17944294/james_wendall-grimes: accessed ), memorial page for James Wendall “Burleigh” Grimes (15 Feb 1918–25 Dec 1998), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17944294, citing Mount Zion Cemetery, Brooksville, Bracken County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by John W. Vermillion (contributor 47048583).

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