Raymond Grider, 77, 1113 N. Water, died Monday, Oct. 28, 1991, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff.
He was born May 9, 1914, at Lonoke, Ark., son of John and Sarah Allan Grider. He and Elsie Grimbley were married July 15, 1945, in Lester, England.
Grider was a truck driver more than 35 years, and worked in an auto wrecking business in the San Francisco area. He was a member of VFW Post 3838, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Raymond L. Grider of Cape Girardeau; two daughters, Anna Sanders of Cape Girardeau, Shirley Ramos of Wade, Ill., and 10 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers and a sister.
Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. Burial will be in Mounds National Cemetery at Mound City, Ill.
Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until time of service.
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