• Date Of Birth: December 25, 1922
  • Date Of Death: January 31, 2021
  • Spouse: Ruth McDuffie Grimes
  • Siblings: Wayne Grimes (brother)
  • Children: Larry and Barbara Grimes, Garry and Renee Grimes
  • Resting Place: Broadlawn Memorial Gardens
  • Occupation: U. S. Navy Veteran
  • City: Buford
  • State: Georgia

Hoyt B. Grimes, age 98, of Buford, GA passed away on Sunday, January 31, 2021.

He was preceded in death by his wife of seventy-one years, Ruth McDuffie Grimes; and granddaughter, Laura Grimes.

Mr. Grimes is survived by his children, Larry and Barbara Grimes, Buford, GA and Garry, and Renee Grimes, Buford, GA; grandchildren, Brandy Grimes, Kimberly Grimes, and Garry Scott Grimes; great-grandchildren, Brayden Daniel, Cam Whidby, and Sarah Whidby; brother, Wayne Grimes, Braselton, GA; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Mr. Grimes was born on December 25, 1922, in Atlanta, GA.

He was a high school graduate. Mr. Grimes was a World War II Navy Veteran having served at Pearl Harbor. He was a master machinist with Grimes Auto Machine Company. Mr. Grimes was a member of the Buford American Legion Post 127 and was of the Baptist Faith.