Sunday, January 04, 2009

BETTY JO GRIMES STEM (Class of 1950)

Betty Stem, 76, of Fort Smith passed away Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in Fort Smith. She was born Jan. 25, 1932. in Bentonville to Charles and Melinda Grimes. She was a member of Calvary
Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Bill Grimes; and her sister, Ann Bentley.

Funeral service was Friday January 2, 2009 at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Forest Park Cemetery under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.

She is survived by her husband, Luther M. Stem Jr. of the home; one daughter, Debra Stem of Fort Smith; two sons, Luther M. Stem III and his wife, Karen of Fort Smith, and Wendell Stem of Fort Smith,; two brothers, Bob Grimes of Fort Smith and Charles Grimes of Greenwood; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to St. Edward Hospice, 730l Rogers Ave., Fort Smith, AR 72903.
To place an online tribute, please visit www.edwardsfuneralhome.com .

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