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William Ernest Groves

12 Jan 1899 – 12 Nov 1978

Birth	12 Jan 1899
Death	12 Nov 1978
Cemetery	Stinnett Cemetery Stinnett , Hutchinson County , Texas , USA
Added by	DWH on 11 Mar 2025
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58567599

Bio

STINNETT - William Ernest Groves, 79, of 908 Wilhelm, died Sunday at his daughter's home in Dumas. Mr. Groves had been a resident of the Stinnett area since 1909. He was born Jan. 12, 1899 at Collingsworth County. Mr. Groves was retired from Natural Gas Pipeline. He was a member of the Stinnett Church of Christ. Services will be Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Stinnett Church of Christ. Roy Hanna and Kenny Kayles of Dumas will officiate and will be assisted by Percy Parrish of Stinnett. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Cemetery by Minton Mortuary. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. John C. Lanham of Dumas and Mrs. Herb Longcrier of Pryor, Okla.; two brothers, Richard and Tige, both of Stinnett; two sisters, Mrs. Faye Morton of Dumas and Mrs. Hazel Thompsons of Stinnett; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Cal Yake, Weldon Luginbyhl, Bill Burton, C.R. Lanham, Roy Christian and Bill Hedgecoke. (Published in Borger News Herald, November 13, 1978) ----- STINNETT - Services for William Ernest Groves, 79, were held today at 2 p.m. at the Stinnett Church of Christ. Burial was in Sunset Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Minton Mortuary. Mr. Groves died Sunday. He had been a resident of the Stinnett area since 1909. He lived at 908 Wilhelm. Mr. Groves was retired from Natural Gas Pipeline. He was a member of the Stinnett Church of Christ. He is survived by two daughters, two brothers, two sisters, eighty grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. (Published in Borger News Herald, November 14, 1978)

Inscription

Married Aug 3 1928 The Family of Ernest and Lura Etta Groves Lura Lee Longcrier and Ernestine Lanham

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Family

Parents

• Richard Franklin "Frank" Groves 1857–1944
• Mary Magnolia "Maggie" Myers Groves 1866–1933

Spouse

• Lura Etta Reeves Groves 1908–1971 FaG

Siblings

• James Amos Groves 1887–1970
• Faye M Groves Morton 1889–1988
• Richard Franklin Groves II 1891–1991
• Thomas Philo Groves Sr 1893–1958
• Claude A Groves 1895–1915
• Frederick Abner Groves 1897–1973
• Hazel Groves Thompson 1900–2006
• Marguerite Groves 1903–1915
• Paul "Tige" Groves 1906–2006
• Blanche Groves Britain 1908–1973

Children

• Ernestine "Teenie" Groves Lanham 1934–2022 FaG

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