He was born June 18, 1926 in Kokomo, IN, the son of Albert Lee and Martha Luvinnie (Norris) Grimes.
Merl was a veteran having served in the United States Army. He was a maintenance supervisor with DePauw University for over 50 years, retiring in 1991.
He is survived by his wife, Marjorie (Pettit) Grimes; children, Constance Brown, Rebecca (husband, Rodney) Bond, Debra Wood, David (wife, Faye) Grimes, and Martha (husband, James) Knoebel; eight grandsons and one granddaughter; and several great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Frank, Fred, Albert, and Donald Grimes.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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