Funeral service for Joan Wimberley Grimes will take place at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12, 2023, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel, with John Marble, Youth Minister of Northwest Church of Christ, Lawton, Oklahoma, officiating.

Following the service, Joan will be laid to rest at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, Oklahoma.

The service may be viewed by following the livestream link at www.beckerfuneral.com or by visiting the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Facebook page

Joan Wimberley Grimes, a devoted military wife, loving mother, and devout Christian, passed away in Edmond, Oklahoma on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at the age of 91. She was born on May 9, 1931, in Dyer, Tennessee, to Vestal Lee and Dovey (Crawford) Wimberley and was the youngest of eight siblings.

Joan grew up in Dyer, Tennessee, and received her education there before marrying MSgt (Retired) Ernest Lee Grimes on May 21, 1951, in Corinth, Mississippi. They shared 65 years of marriage before Ernie passed away on November 30, 2016. Joan dedicated herself to being a homemaker and raising their four children. Later, she worked as a successful Avon distributor and as a teacher at the Little School Learning Center in Altus, Oklahoma.

Joan was a devoted Christian and a member of Tamarack Road Church of Christ in Altus, Oklahoma, although she attended other churches wherever she lived. After her retirement, Joan and Ernie enjoyed traveling and playing games with their friends, especially the Lewis and Louise Ahrens family and the Silver Saints. They loved to travel to Branson, Missouri, and other destinations.

Following Ernie's passing, Joan maintained their home in Altus until she moved to the Legend at Jefferson's Garden Assisted Living in Edmond, Oklahoma. She was very outgoing and enjoyed socializing with fellow residents at the Assisted Living Center, making many new friends.

Joan is survived by her three children: Stanley Grimes and wife Jill of Lawton, Oklahoma, Cherryl Grimes of Edmond, Oklahoma, and Eddie Grimes and wife Elaine of Austin, Texas. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, Jerry Grimes and wife Bernice, William Grimes and wife Shannon, Richard Grimes and wife Sherri, Jonathan Grimes and wife Adrian, Emily Grimes and partner Kyle Wood, Darah Henley and husband Jason, Randah Leveritt and husband Jesse, Davey Grimes, Sarah Grimes, and Jeffrey Grimes thirteen great-grandchildren, nine great-great-grandchildren, one brother, Melvin Wimberley and wife Joyce of San Antonio, Texas, and one daughter-in-law, Joy Grimes of Lawton, Oklahoma.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one son, Guy Grimes, one granddaughter, Krissa Graves, one great grandson, Keaton Brooks Grimes, and six siblings.

Charitable contributions may be made to the Tipton Children's Home, 1000 N. Broadway, PO Box 370, Tipton, OK 73570.