Son of Chester Groves and Elizabeth (Brisbon).

The following obituaries were copied just as it was published in the Friday, August 26, 1904 and Friday September 2, 1904 editions of The lampasas Leader. Contributed by FAG member Sue Lilley. Original photocopy work by Jeff Jackson:
"Messengers came to town at noon today for a coffin for Eugene Groves, who died at the home of his brother, Harvey Groves, this morning. He has been a sufferer from heart disease for a number of years, and this morning went over to assist his brother in gathering corn. Shortly after they went to the field he began to cough, and in a little while told his brother that he had better be removed to the house. His brother went to him, and while assisting him to get into the wagon, he died. He was a young man about 19 years of age, and had been in poor health nearly all of his life. He will be buried tomorrow."
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"Eugene R. Groves"
"Death has invaded another home and summoned Eugene R. Groves to join the innumerable caravan which moves to the mysterious realm where each shall take his chamber in the silent halls of death. Eugene was born in Lampasas county, Texas, June 8, 1885, and departed this life August 23, 1904. He had never been strong and robust, but was apparently in better health this summer than he had been for some years, hence the shock to his parents by his sudden death. He was in the field with the boys, who were gathering corn, when he felt as though he was going to faint, he said: "Take me to the house, boys, for I believe I am going to die." They lifted him gently and tenderly into the wagon, but before they could reach the house his spirit took its flight.
Eugene was converted at a Methodist campmeeting held at Brooks Crossing, in the summer of 1901; joined the Methodist church soon after, and lived a consistent life in same. One of his boy associates expressed to this writer that, "he had the confidence of all the boys in the neighborhood." He was kind to all, obedient to his parents, and patient in all his sufferings, his desire being to give as little trouble to loved ones as possible.
We deeply sympathize with the bereaved family in their great affliction and feel the utter inability of any words that we can command to afford any consolation to their stricken hearts. We commend them to Him who doeth all things well, and trust in the dealings of a loving Father to his children that our beloved brother has passed from this earthly tenement to "that house not made with hands eternal in the heavens."
We live in a world where dark and solemn shadows are continually falling upon our path, but it is a blessed consolation to know that death can not enter the sphere to which the departed has been removed. Let faith and hope, dear friends, mingle with your deep sorrow; look to that future where the sundered ties of earth are reunited.
A Friend."