Kimberly Ann Mann Grinsted, age 54, of Blowing Rock, North Carolina and formerly of Clearwater, Florida went to be with her Lord on Friday ~ June 15, 2018 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina after a sudden illness. She, her husband Jon and daughter Madison, resided in Clearwater Florida until six months ago, when they moved to the mountains in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. Kim graduated from Southeast High School in 1982 and received her BS in Business from the University of Nebraska in 1987. Kim contracted as a Business Systems Analyst for several insurance companies before joining Protective Life Insurance Company permanently in 2013 where she worked to the present day.
Kim always enjoyed traveling, here and in Europe, to Jon's native England, France and Italy.
Kim is survived by her beloved husband Jon; daughter: Madison Grinsted of Blowing Rock, North Carolina; parents: Donn and Cathy Mann of Lincoln Nebraska; brother and sister in law: Jeff and Christine Mann of Lincoln, Nebraska; niece: Grace Mann of Van Nuys, California; along with her Aunts, Uncles and cousins.
A Life Well Celebrated Memorial Ceremony will be held at 11:30 AM, Wednesday ~ June 20, 2018 in the Chapel of Carothers Funeral Home, 2205 Williamsburg Drive, Gastonia, North Carolina 28054 with Reverend Robert Baker delivering words of Comfort and Hope to Kim's family and friends.
A Memorial service will be planned for and announcedat a later date in Clearwater, Florida and Lincoln, Nebraska.
Expressions of love and fond memories can be shared on Kimberly's guestbook at www.carothersfuneralhomedallas.com
The Dallas Funeral Home and Carothers Funeral Home at Gaston Memorial Park is compassionately serving the family of Kimberly Ann Grinsted.