Carol Reed Grounds died peacefully at her home on March 25, 2021. She was born and raised in Leona, New Jersey but moved to Dallas where she met her husband, John S. Grounds, Jr. at North Texas State University. Carol and her family moved to Houston where she began her medical career growing from a volunteer at the San Jose Clinic, obtaining an RN at HBU, and working in the critical care unit at Methodist Hospital.
Carol is preceded in death by her husband John and daughter Laura Conerly. Carol is survived by her children Carol Anders and her husband John and John Grounds, III and his wife Lynell and grandchildren Elizabeth and Jennifer Grounds of Houston, Texas; grandson Ian Conerly and his wife Suzy and their children Luke, Laura Kate, and Cullen of Fort Payne, AL; grandson Andy Conerly and his wife Virginia and their children Harrison and Catherine of Huntsville, AL, and son-in-law Michael Conerly.
A memorial service will be held at St. Cecilia Catholic Church at 11720 Joan of Arc Drive, Houston TX 77024 on April 20, 2021 at 10:30 AM.