Frances I. "Rena" Grimsley, 90, of Winter Haven, passed away at Brandywyne Healthcare in Winter Haven on May 1, 2012. Mrs. Grimsley was born in Arkansas on November 20, 1921. She moved to Winter Haven from Bartow in 1999, formerly living in Wauchula for most of her life.
She was a lunchroom manager at Wauchula Elementary School for about 20 years, and was a member of Wildwood Baptist Church in Bartow, and former member of the First Baptist Church of Wauchula.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Grimsley, in 1979.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and JoAnn Grimsley of Winter Haven, and Bobby and Nitra Grimsley of Fayetteville, North Carolina; four grandchildren, Kim Stoker of Fort Worth, Texas, Susan Chapman of Bowling Green, Kenneth Grimsley and Kevin Grimsley of North Carolina; and five great-grandchildren, Kristen and Cameron Stoker, Matthew and Mark Chapman, and Elias Grimsley.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Robarts Garden Chapel from 10-11 a.m, with funeral services at 11 a.m. Burial is in Wauchula Cemetery.