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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Grimwood, William H William H. Grimwood Dropped Dead
The sudden death of Wm. H. Grimwood, of Cedar Point, early Saturday
afternoon came as a shock to the entire community. Mr. Grimwood died about
1:30 o'clock while he was with his little grandson, Edward Grimwood, and
Earl James were on a fishing tip on the Crofoot farm on Cedar Creek south
of Cedar Point. Death was due to heart trouble or apoplexy, it is said.
Mr. Grimwood and his grandson and Mr. James had left Cedar Point in a car
about 1:00 o'clock and motored directly to the Crofoot farm. Mr. James said
they had hardly time to bait their hook and set their poles when Mr.
Grimwood remarked that he was not feeling well and he believed he had an
attack of indigestion. He told Mr. James he believed he would go home but
urged Mr. James to remain to fish. Mr. Grimwood and his little grandson
started for the car which was a few rods from the river bank. The had
proceeded but a short distance when Mr. James saw Mr. Grimwood stumble and
fall to the ground. He rushed to his assistance and when he reached him he
found Mr. Grimwood dead. A phone message was sent to Cedar Point and a few
minutes later, Graham Grimwood and Mr. Hanna came out in another car and
took Mr. Grimwood to his home. Two physicians from Florence were
immediately summoned. They said death had probably come from a stroke.
The funeral services were held at the family home in Cedar Point at 2:30
o'clock Monday afternoon. Rev. J.M. Hodgkin, of this city preached the
sermon. A quartette composed of Rufus Ice, Chris Wisler, Clark Drinkwater
and Earl Giddings sang. Interment was in the Cedar Point cemetery. The
funeral was a very large one, and there were many out-of-the-county friends
and acquaintances.
William Harmon Grimwood was born at Monroe Mills, Knox County, Ohio,
December 4th, 1868. At the age of fifteen years he came with his parents to
this county and the family located on a farm at Homestead.
On October 27, 1891, Mr. Grimwood was united in marriage to Miss Matie V.
Graham, the wedding taking place at Cedar Point. to this union were born
six children, two of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Grimwood and the four
children survive. They are Frank L. Grimwood, of Saffordville, Graham H.
Grimwood and Mrs. Louise Crofoot of Cedar Point, and Tom. J. Grimwood of
Sedgwick, Kansas.
Besides his family, Mr. Grimwood also leaves nine grandchildren, two
sisters and three brothers. The brothers and sisters are Mrs. Nellie Tarbox
of Tecumseh, Okla; Mrs. Jessie Roland, of Chilicothe, Texas; Ollie
Grimwood of Tecumseh, Okla; Frank Grimwood of Blanca, Colo; Charles
Grimwood, of Norman, Oklahoma. All of the brothers and sisters were present
at the funeral Monday.
Mr. Grimwood had united with the church as a youth and had remained a
faithful Christain to the day of his death. During his early life he had
engaged in farming in the Homestead and Cedar point vicinities.
With the exception of about eight years, which Mr. Grimwood and his family
spent in Oklahome where they went at the opening of the "strip", he had
been a resident of this county, and had lived an active life, engaged in
farming and his business at Cedar Point.
Mr. Grimwood with his brother Frank, entered the hardware business at Cedar
Point thirty years ago. They built up a fine business by means of their
fair dealings and won the confidence of the people of their vicinity.
Fifteen years ago Frank sold his interests to Graham Grimwood when the
business name was changed from Grimwood Brothers to Grimwood and Son.
Chase County Leader-News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Oct. 23,1930.
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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