JERRY MAC GRIMES
Feb. 2, 1946-Sept. 26, 2014
Jerry Mac Grimes, 68, of Goldsboro died Friday, Sept. 26, 2014, after an extended illness. A service to celebrate Jerry's life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rose and Graham Funeral Home Chapel in Benson. Burial will follow at Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Officiating will be the Rev. Walter Sloan. The family requests Jerry's biker brothers and sisters join the funeral procession for Jerry's last ride.
Jerry was born in Harnett County on Feb. 2, 1946. He was the son of the late Andy Melvin Grimes and Veda Tart Grimes of Coats.
Jerry worked 28 years with the state of North Carolina, first as an officer with the North Carolina Department of Corrections, and later in health care at Cherry Hospital. An avid biker, he finished his career in sales at Fun Products Motorcycle Mall of Goldsboro, with 17 years of service.
An active member of Faith Free Will Baptist Church of Goldsboro, Jerry was a member of the Servants for Christ Sunday School Class, where his favorite mission work was driving a church bus to transport churchgoers to and from church services. He was proceeded in death by brother Jackie Wayne Grimes of Benson and nephew Bennie Joe Grimes, Jr. of Coats.
He is survived by his wife, Judy Blackman Grimes of Goldsboro; a son, Troy Grimes of Raleigh, and a daughter Tracy Grimes-Lane of Mount Olive; two grandsons, Joseph Tommy Thompson and Dalton Drake Thompson of Mount Olive, a step-grandson Kaleb M. Lane of Pikeville, and son-in-law, Anthony Lane of Mount Olive. He is also survived by two brothers, Bennie Joe Grimes and wife, Joan, of Coats and Randy Michael Grimes and wife, Tonya, of Fuquay-Varina; a sister, Kathy Grimes Peede and husband, Michael, of Coats; and a sister in Christ, Judy Johnson of Dunn. Jerry was the proud uncle of one niece and seven nephews and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
Family will receive friends at the home, 136 Country Run Lane of Goldsboro and visitation will be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Faith Free Will Baptist Church at 1200 W. Grantham St., Goldsboro; and again Wednesday Oct. 1, 2014, from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at Rose and Graham Funeral Home, 301 W. Main St., Benson.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jerry's memory to Faith Free Will Baptist Church, Goldsboro, 1200 W. Grantham St., Goldsboro, NC 27530.
Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.roseandgraham.com
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Published in Obituaries on September 28, 2014 12:38 PM