Eldon L. Grimes

Eldon L Grimes passed away the afternoon of Monday, June 26, 2023, in Rogers, Arkansas. Eldon was born on the first of January 1951 in Guthrie, Oklahoma to Eldon W. Grimes and Patsy Jo (Clymer) Grimes. Eldon was preceded in death by his father, Eldon W. Grimes and his late wife, Brenda Grimes.

Eldon attended Pittsburg State University. He then worked at Wolf Creek Nuclear Powerplant, Burlington, Kansas for 32 years until his retirement in 2013. His job often required travel, and Eldon had visited many foreign countries. Eldon greatly enjoyed destination fishing trips, rock and coin collecting, and was a huge Kansas City Chiefs fan. He never missed an opportunity to watch his favorite team.

Eldon married his wife, Donna on January 12, 2013. Together the couple moved from Kansas to Holiday Island, Arkansas for retirement. They travelled to Hawaii, Alaska, Costa Rica, Panama, and Columbia on cruises and excursions, but made time to return to Kansas to visit family. Eldon was a member of the Holiday Island Baptist Church, and as a young man was baptized by Dr.

Calvin Miller.

Eldon is survived by this wife, Donna Grimes, of Holiday Island, Arkansas; a daughter, Loretta Grimes, of Olathe, Kansas; mother, Patsy Grimes; sister, Melinda (Bob) Rathbun, and sister, Elizabeth (Brad) Boganawski and their children Grace and Noah, all of Omaha, Nebraska; step-son, Daniel McNeil and family of Wellington, Kansas; stepson, Casey McNeil and family of Marion, Kansas.

Memorial service will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, July 14, 2023, at Bruce Funeral Home in Gardner, Kansas.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Holiday Island Fire Department Auxiliary, 251 Holiday Island Drive, Holiday Island, Arkansas 72631.

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