Novalee Lucile Grimes

Novalee Lucile Grimes, 104, passed away Friday, August 23, 2024, at the Tippah County Hospital. She was born May 25, 1920, to Isaac Tennison and Lois Crowder Tennison. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, and sewing. If you passed by her house, one would see her out in the garden with her bonnet on or working in her flower bed. She was a member of Hills Chapel Church of Christ.

She is survived by her son, Wayne Grimes (Gretchen); three grandchildren, Darrell Grimes (Paula), Tracy Grimes, and Curtis Mark Grimes; and one great-granddaughter, Julie Grimes.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Clint Grimes; parents; one son, Curtis Grimes; two brothers, JW Tennison and Coleman Tennison; four sisters, Edna Lovell, Reba Barron, Vernice Bishop, and Sybil Southern; and one granddaughter, Tammy Grimes.

Visitation will be 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Monday, August 26, 2024, at McMillan Funeral Home.

Services honoring the life of Novalee Lucile Grimes will be at 4 p.m. Monday, August 26, 2024, at McMillan Funeral Home with Minister Dwain Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Nebo Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Gerald Johnson, Harold Johnson, Reed Ivy, Gene Tennison, Tracy Grimes, and Darrell Grimes.

Condolences may be left at www.mcmillanfuneralhome.com.