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The Groves
Earl and Betty Grove celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday, Sept. 8, 1996.
The celebration was given by their three children, Gary Grove, Linda Crawford and Nancy Pryor and their families.
Mr. Grove is retired from Acme store in Hagerstown after 40 years as a meat cutter.
Mrs. Grove worked as a silk finisher and is retired from Murphy's Dry Cleaners and Anderson Cleaners.
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(Obituary of Earl Grove: "Mr. Earl Loyde Grove, 86, of Hagerstown, died Monday, April 29, 2013, at Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown. He was the husband of Betty Jane McKinsey Grove, his wife of 66 years. Born June 21, 1926, in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late Clyde Arthur and Alpha Myrtle Fox Grove. He attended Hagerstown High School; and served in the United States Army during World War II. He served with the Army’s 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was employed with ACME Supermarkets as a meat cutter, retiring with forty years of service. Mr. Grove was a member of Christ Reformed Church United Church of Christ, Hagerstown. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. Surviving are three children, Gary E. Grove and fiancée Donna Barton, and Linda L. Crawford and husband Gerald, all of Hagerstown, and Nancy E. Pryor and husband Alan of Clear Spring; grandchildren, Amanda J. Crawford of Phoenix, Arizona, Angela S. Darnell and husband Matthew of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Gary E. Grove, II, and wife Susan of Hampton, Virginia; his step-grandchildren Craig Pryor and wife Sonny of Hagerstown, and Chris Pryor and wife Amy of Clear Spring; as well as his great grandchildren, Sarah and Amber Grove, and Nolan Darnell; and step great-grandchildren Tricia, Brook, Kaitlin, Hailey, Shane and Tyler; and numerous cousins. The funeral service will be held on Friday, May 3, 2013, at 2:00 PM, at the Andrew K. Coffman Funeral Home, 40 East Antietam Street, Hagerstown. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 2:00 PM on Friday, at the funeral home.")
(Obituary of Betty Grove: "Mrs. Betty Jane McKinsey Grove, 88, of Hagerstown, died early Sunday afternoon, April 2, 2017, at her residence. She was the wife of the late Earl Loyde Grove, her husband of 66 years who preceded her in death on April 29, 2013. Born, March 17, 1929, in Hagerstown, she was a daughter of the late John Calvin and Helen L. Boyer McKinsey. For many years, Mrs. Grove worked as a silk finisher for Murphy Dry Cleaners and Anderson Dry Cleaners. She was a member of Christ’s Reformed Church United Church of Christ, Hagerstown. Mrs. Grove enjoyed sewing and cooking, and spending time with her family. Surviving are her children, Gary E. Grove and wife, Donna, and Linda L. Crawford and husband, Gerald, all of Hagerstown, and Nancy E. Pryor and husband, Alan, of Clear Spring, Md.; grandchildren, Amanda Jane Crawford and husband, Toby Fatzinger, of Bowling Green, Ky., Angela S. Darnell and husband, Matthew, of Fort Mill, S.C., and Gary E. Grove II and wife, Susan, of Hampton, Va.; her step grandchildren, Craig Pryor and wife, Sonny, of Hagerstown, and Chris Pryor and wife, Amy, of Clear Spring; her great-grandchildren, Sarah and Amber Grove, and Nolan and Clara Jane Darnell; her step great-grandchildren, Tricia, Brooke, Kaitlin, Haley and Shane; as well as her sisters, Loretta Thompson and Valerie Polley; and numerous nieces and nephews. Besides her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by siblings, Jeanette Vaughn, Delores Polley, and John and Robert McKinsey. The Andrew K. Coffman Funeral Home, Hagerstown, is handling the arrangements. There will not be visiting at the funeral home. The funeral service will be private and at the convenience of the family.")
