She was born January 24, 1912 in Monongalia County, WV, the daughter of the late Joseph William and Harriett Lucinda White Stiles.
She was a retired switchboard operator from Ohio Valley Medical Center; a charter member of Messiah Lutheran Church; a loving mother and grandmother; loved animals and the county; sewed beautifully; great family historian; caretaker to many neighborhood children; volunteered many places including the soup kitchen, church and blind camp.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Jacob Grimes; two brothers Lawrence and Clark Stiles; three sisters Ruth Cross, Martha Stiles Kesteven; and Mary Stiles; and her son-in-law, Robert Lee Yeater.
Survivors include three daughters Martha Carol Grimes, Mary Yeater, Harriett (John) Bryan all of Moundsville; a grandson Thomas Bradford Grimes of Moundsville; a granddaughter Bethany Faith Bryan of Pittsburgh, PA; several caring friends, Tina Herculas, Ruey Ziegler, Martha Barcelona, Joan Stiles, and Patty McKeever; several nieces, nephews, and her church friends.
Family will receive friends Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9pm at Grisell Funeral Home and Crematory, 400 Jefferson Ave., Moundsville and Thursday from 10am until the time of service at 11am at Messiah Lutheran Church, 503 Lafayette Ave., Moundsville, with Pastor Sean Smith officiating.
Interment in Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice or Messiah Lutheran Church.
She was born January 24, 1912 in Monongalia County, WV, the daughter of the late Joseph William and Harriett Lucinda White Stiles.
She was a retired switchboard operator from Ohio Valley Medical Center; a charter member of Messiah Lutheran Church; a loving mother and grandmother; loved animals and the county; sewed beautifully; great family historian; caretaker to many neighborhood children; volunteered many places including the soup kitchen, church and blind camp.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Thomas Jacob Grimes; two brothers Lawrence and Clark Stiles; three sisters Ruth Cross, Martha Stiles Kesteven; and Mary Stiles; and her son-in-law, Robert Lee Yeater.
Survivors include three daughters Martha Carol Grimes, Mary Yeater, Harriett (John) Bryan all of Moundsville; a grandson Thomas Bradford Grimes of Moundsville; a granddaughter Bethany Faith Bryan of Pittsburgh, PA; several caring friends, Tina Herculas, Ruey Ziegler, Martha Barcelona, Joan Stiles, and Patty McKeever; several nieces, nephews, and her church friends.
Family will receive friends Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9pm at Grisell Funeral Home and Crematory, 400 Jefferson Ave., Moundsville and Thursday from 10am until the time of service at 11am at Messiah Lutheran Church, 503 Lafayette Ave., Moundsville, with Pastor Sean Smith officiating.
Interment in Riverview Cemetery, Moundsville.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice or Messiah Lutheran Church.
Sara Jane and daughter Valorie were murdered by Sara's third husband, Robert Garten.
Three people were found shot to death inside a home early Sunday morning.
Police went to the Capetown Avenue home at about 2:30 a.m. after receiving a call from Robert Garten's brother in Cleveland, warning them that he was suicidal, 10TV News reported.
"During the time they were talking back and forth, there was some indication he needed to get out of town for a couple of days. He needed some time to clear his head," Lt. Gary Kennedy said of the conversation between Garten, 43, and his brother.
Deputies went to the home but received no response when they knocked at the door. They returned at about 4 a.m. saw a body lying on the floor inside the home, 10TV News reported.
After entering the house, Fairfield County Sheriff Dave Phalen said deputies found the bodies of Garten, his wife Sara, 45, and stepdaughter Valorie McCrerey (pictured, left), 15. The family's dog was also found shot to death.
McCrerey was a sophomore at Pickerington North High School.
A neighbor told 10TV's Glenn McEntyre that she heard a series of about six loud popping noises emanating from the family's house at about 8 p.m. Saturday. She said it did not occur to her at the time the sounds could have been gunshots.
Kennedy said what led to the shooting remained unclear.
"Apparently, there is a very short history of some marital problems going back about a month or so, but nothing that would indicate that it would come to this," said Kennedy.
The sheriff's office said it had no record of any prior trouble at the family's home. Property records indicated the Garten's bought the home in July 2006.
Sara Jane and daughter Valorie were murdered by Sara's third husband, Robert Garten.
Three people were found shot to death inside a home early Sunday morning.
Police went to the Capetown Avenue home at about 2:30 a.m. after receiving a call from Robert Garten's brother in Cleveland, warning them that he was suicidal, 10TV News reported.
"During the time they were talking back and forth, there was some indication he needed to get out of town for a couple of days. He needed some time to clear his head," Lt. Gary Kennedy said of the conversation between Garten, 43, and his brother.
Deputies went to the home but received no response when they knocked at the door. They returned at about 4 a.m. saw a body lying on the floor inside the home, 10TV News reported.
After entering the house, Fairfield County Sheriff Dave Phalen said deputies found the bodies of Garten, his wife Sara, 45, and stepdaughter Valorie McCrerey (pictured, left), 15. The family's dog was also found shot to death.
McCrerey was a sophomore at Pickerington North High School.
A neighbor told 10TV's Glenn McEntyre that she heard a series of about six loud popping noises emanating from the family's house at about 8 p.m. Saturday. She said it did not occur to her at the time the sounds could have been gunshots.
Kennedy said what led to the shooting remained unclear.
"Apparently, there is a very short history of some marital problems going back about a month or so, but nothing that would indicate that it would come to this," said Kennedy.
The sheriff's office said it had no record of any prior trouble at the family's home. Property records indicated the Garten's bought the home in July 2006.