Raymond Edward Grimes
1935-2022
Raymond Edward Grimes was born on December 27, 1935, in Washington, D.C. to Raymond Valentino and Ruth Rowe Grimes. He died on January 17, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
He is preceded in death by his parents, brother Richard Grimes, two sisters Ann Maloney and Sarah Adkison, his son David Michael Grimes. He is survived by his wife Laverne of the home, two daughters Diane Grimes and Denise Resendiz and spouse Art Caldwell, five grandsons Anthony, Jayson and Nathen, Yeager, Rayden Resendiz, Dontae Martin and granddaughter Kayla Martin, step grandson Jerry Yeager, step granddaughter Erin Yeager O’Riley and her three sons. Also, his sister Mary Miller of Dunkirk, Maryland and many nieces and nephews.
Raymond had many different employments during his lifetime but considered working for the Lord his first passion. In the 1960s and 1970s he pastored in a small farm community in southeastern Oklahoma near the Texas border, as well as being an assistant pastor in Washington, D.C. and the state of Arizona. He evangelized from the eastern coast to the western coast of the USA.
Raymond was employed for over 23 years as a shipping clerk by Lyntone Belts Inc. located here in Edmond. He retired when the company sold and moved to South Carolina. He continued in the Lord’s work until dementia/Alzheimer’s took over his life. He attended the Sanctuary Christian Center of Edmond. He loved reading and studying his many bibles and commentaries from the many religions of the world. He collected books and magazines of all topics such as nature, medical, history and cooking and even church hymns. He loved to sing even though he could not carry a tune. As a teenager, he played in the Golden Gloves Clubs. He played baseball with different church groups throughout his middle age years. He was also a great chess player. When his older children were young, he spent playtime hours with them. Daughter Denise talks about him becoming their horse for them to ride and would carry one on each shoulder so they both could ride him at the same time. He and his wife were married in Capital Heights, Maryland and were together just a few weeks short of 57 years this February.
Visitation will be held from 1-5 p.m., Sunday, January 23rd at Matthews Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 24, 2022 at Matthews Funeral Home Chapel with interment to follow at Arcadia IOOF.
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