She was the only child of Mr. and Mrs. F.F. Grimes of Alba, Texas. Cherie graduated from Tyler High School and The University of Texas in 1949. She was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Second Baptist Church, Blue Bird Circle, and the Houston Racquet Club.
Cherie is preceded in death by her husband, John Robert Genge; her son, John Grimes Genge; and her parents, Frank Ford and Ola Grimes. She is survived by her son, Robert Ford Genge.
The funeral service is to be conducted at half-past ten o’clock in the morning on Monday, the 13th of July, in the Sanctuary of Second Baptist Church, 6400 Woodway Drive in Houston, where West Yeary will officiate.
The interment will follow, via an escorted cortège, at Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery in Houston.