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Charles Leonard Grounds
11 May 1892 – 10 Feb 1969
| Birth | 11 May 1892 |
| Death | 10 Feb 1969 |
| Cemetery | Grove Hill Cemetery Leonard , Fannin County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | dee on 29 Jan 2024 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8922830 |
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Son of Elijah & Sally Durham Grounds, husband of Zephyr Grounds
Bio
Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Tue, 11 Feb 1969, page 2, Rites Today For C. L. Grounds LEONARD - Charles Leonard Grounds, 76, died about 7 a.m. Monday in a Bonham hospital following a lengthy illness. Funeral services for Mr. Grounds will be at 2 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Gale Merrill officiating. Burial will be at the Grove Hill Cemetery under the direction of Taylor Funeral Home. Born May 11, 1872, Mr. Grounds was the son of Elijah and Sally Durham Grounds. He came to Texas as a child and later married Zephyr Grounds. He was a retired farmer, member of the Methodist Church and a veteran of World War I. Mr. Grounds is survived by his widower; four daughters, Mrs. Nadine Brewer of Euless, Mrs. Mada Walker of Arlington, Mrs. Euwana Goodwin of Forney and Mrs. Charlsie (Susie) Deel of Bedford; five sons. L. Z. Grounds and Harold Dean Grounds both of Arlington, Weldon Grounds of Trenton, and Glen and Willie Don Grounds both of Leonard; six sisters, Mrs. May Riggs and Mrs. Pearl McCrary both of Leonard; Mrs. Ovie Pratt and Mrs. Willie Kate Hartly both of Arlington, Mrs. Martha Skinner of Bonham and Mrs. Ione May Powell of Rapid City, S.D.; three brothers, John Grounds of Van Alystne, Marshall Grounds of Leonard. and Dewey Grounds of Arlington; 24 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers are Scott Jackson, Jack Savage, Pat Jones, Jerry Davis, Otto Smith and Emmitt Stanley.
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Siblings
- Effie Mae Grounds Riggs 1890–1978 FaG
- Marshall Earl Grounds 1894–1970 FaG
- John Samuel Grounds Sr 1897–1976 FaG
- Vonetta Pearl Grounds McCrary 1899–1984 FaG
- Martha Katherine Grounds Skinner 1901–1982 FaG
- Ova Lee Grounds Wood Pratt 1905–1988 FaG
- Dewey W "Bud" Grounds 1911–1981 FaG
- Iona M "Sis" Grounds Powell 1918–2003 FaG
Children
- SGT Leonard Zephyr "L. Z. or Zeke" Grounds 1924–2004
- Weldon Leon Grounds 1926–1992
- PFC Harold Dean Grounds 1927–2001
- Edward Glen Grounds 1929–1990
- Alma Nadine Grounds Brewer 1931–2021
- Mada Rae Grounds Walker 1934–2011
- Charlsey Annis "Susie" Grounds Deel 1943–2022
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