- Date Of Birth: March 1, 1928
- Date Of Death: October 28, 2009
- State: Illinois
Lee David Groat, Sr., 81, of Brownsville, TX, and formerly of Meredosia, IL, died Oct. 28, 2009, at Valley Regional Medical Center in Brownsville.
He was born Mar. 1, 1928, in Springfield, IL, the son of Eugene and Eliza Powers Groat. He married Doris Zimmerman on June 7, 1946, and she survives. He is also survived by one son, Lee D. (Fran) Groat, Jr. of Carson City, NV; one sister, Adeline Mansfield of Springfield, IL and one brother, Jerry (Karen) Groat of Rochester, IL. He was preceded in death by five sisters, Esther Fry, Ida Mae Mackisch, Imogene Sloan, Peggy Fawcett, and Audrey Usher; and one brother, Richard Groat.
Mr. and Mrs. Groat owned and operated Groat Masonry and Groat Stone Company, retiring in 1974. They then founded Green Pastures Christian Retreat Center near Meredosia, retiring from there in 2002. He was a member of Church of the New Song.
