Alvin Merrell GRIMES

1914 - 1954  (39 years)

• Name	Alvin Merrell GRIMES  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	29 Aug 1914  [5]
  	Alvin was possibly born in Oklahoma City.
  Gender	Male
  Census	26 Apr 1940	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA   [6]
  		1940 Federal Census of Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Supervisor's District No. 10 Enumeration District No. 78-198 Sheet 15A
  Death	10 Feb 1954  [5]
  Burial	16 Mar 1954	Diamond Head Memorial Park/Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA   [5]
  		GRIMES, Alvin
  Person ID	I1129	Family Tree
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Mary Agnes BREZNY,   b. 12 Sep 1908, Collinsville, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA d. 28 Jan 1983 (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Jo Ann GRIMES,   b. 23 Sep 1935, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA d. 30 Nov 2015, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Norma Jean GRIMES,   b. 24 Feb 1937, Prague, Lincoln, Oklahoma, USA d. 15 May 1990 (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Census - 26 Apr 1940 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Burial - 16 Mar 1954 - Diamond Head Memorial Park/Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		BREZNY, Frank P Obituary
  		GRIMES, Jo Ann Obituary

  
  

• Sources

  [S1030] Obituary of Frank P BREZNY, Oklahoma, Garfield County, Obituaries, 1963-1986 (familysearch.org). FRANK P. BREZNY GARBER - Recitation of the Rosary for Frank P. Brezny, 74, will be at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Parks Funeral Home Chapel in Prague. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church. The Rev. Louis Vander Ley, OSB, will officiate at the rites. Burial will be in the Paradise Cemetery at Breckinridge at 3 p.m., under the direction of the Anderson Funeral Home of Garber. Brezny died late Sunday afternoon in an Enid hospital. He was born Aug. 8, 1906, in Collinsville, the son of Rose and Charles Brezny, and spent most of his life in Prague. He and Helen Seftak [sic] were married there Feb. 24, 1945. They lived on a farm east of Prague until moving to Yukon in 1966. The Breznys moved to Garber in 1974 where he worked for Mid-Continent Co-Op. Brezny was a member of the Catholic Church at Billings. He is survived by his wife Helen of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Eldon (Georgena) Maly and her children, Joan, Chris and Matthew, Garber; two sisters, Mary Grimes of Pauls Valley and Mrs. Johnnie (Helen) Gregory, Prague; two brothers, Charley Brezny and Henry Brezny, both of Prague. Another sister died earlier. This who wish may make contributions to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Heart Fund in memory of Brezny. Anderson's will serve as custodian of the memorial fund. [S1004] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current. Name: Jo Ann Grimes Gender: Female Death Age: 80 Birth Date: 23 Sep 1935 Birth Place: Prague, Oklahoma Death Date: 30 Nov 2015 Death Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Father: Merrill Grimes Mother: Mary Agnes Grimes [S920] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Name: Norma Jean Grimes Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 24 Feb 1937 Birth Place: Prague Linco, Oklahoma Death Date: 15 May 1990 Father: Alvin M Grimes Mother: Mary A Brezny SSN: 442365167 Death Certificate Number: 00000000000000000000011966 Notes: Jun 1953: Name listed as NORMA JEAN GRIMES; Mar 1956: Name listed as NORMA JEAN KING; 22 May 1998: Name listed as N J KING [S1031] Obituary of Jo Ann "Jodie" GRIMES. Jo Ann "Jodie" Grimes Prague, Oklahoma September 23, 1935 - November 30, 2015 Jo Ann 'Jodie' Grimes was born on September 23, 1935, in Prague, Oklahoma, and departed this life on Monday, November 30, 2015, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 80. Jodie, the daughter of Merrill and Mary Agnes (Brezny) Grimes, was a resident of Pauls Valley. She earned a bachelor’s degree at the Oklahoma College for Woman and a master’s degree in speech pathology at the University of Kansas. She worked as a speech pathologist at the Pauls Valley State School. Jodie enjoyed fishing, playing the trumpet, polka music, and listening to records, especially Reba McEntire. Jodie’s mother and sister, Norma Jean King preceded her in death. Survivors include: nieces and nephews, Mike and Jody Pendleton of Yukon, Kris and Cindy Jones of Chandler, and Shannon and Dawn King of Yukon; many great nieces and nephews, other family and friends. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 4, 2015 at 11:00 AM, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Prague with Father Phan Long officiating. Interment will follow at the Prague Catholic Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Prague. [S1552] Diamond Head Memorial Park (Honolulu, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA), Grave Markers. ALVIN MERRELL GRIMES AUG. 28, 1914 † FEB. 10, 1954 [S1034] 1940 U.S. Census, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Sixteenth Census of the United States Schedule; Online Images, Supervisor's District No. 10, Enumeration District No. 78-198, Sheet 15A. Lines 1 thru 4 [S977] U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current. Name: Alvin Merril Grimes Gender: Male Death Age: 45 Birth Dat: abt 1909 Birth Place: Olclnbrimo [sic] City [more than likely s/b Oklahoma City] Residence Place: Harrah, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA Death Date: Abt 1954 Death Place: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Obituary Date: 18 Feb 1954 Obituary Place: Prague, Oklahoma, USA Newspaper Title: The Prague News-Record Spouse: Mary Grimes Child: Jo Ann Gnmes