Ret. 1St Sgt. Us Army, Nolan Grimes, Jr. Obituary (1927

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Nolan Grimes, Jr. (Ret. 1st Sgt. U.S. Army) Mr. Nolan Grimes, Jr., age 89, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on January 25, 1927 in Moorefield, Indiana in Switzerland County. He was the son of the late, Nolan D. "Jack", Sr. and Helen Merle "Tony" Hartman Grimes. He was raised near Moorefield until 1942 when the family moved to Madison. He was a 1945 graduate of North Madison High School and had the aspirations of becoming a veterinarian. Nolan was inducted into the United States Army on May 15, 1945 in Indianapolis, Indiana during World War II. He served as a Private in Company C 1st Replacement Regiment and was honorably discharged on November 25, 1945 at Fort Riley, Kansas. He re-enlisted on November 26, 1945 and rose to the rate of Sergeant serving Headquarters Company 7749 Staging Area during World War II. He was honorably discharged on October 13, 1949 at Bremerhaven Germany receiving the World War II Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal. Nolan was united in marriage to Edith Hertel and this union was blessed with daughters, Margaret, Barbara and Sharon and sons, Bert and Mike. He was re-enlisted on October 14, 1949 and served as a railway express clerk in H/H Company 17th Transportation Major Port and was honorably discharged on June 14, 1951 in BremerHaven, Germany receiving the EAME Medal. He re-enlisted on June 15, 1951 and served as a First Sergeant during the Korean War. Nolan was honorably discharged on June 25, 1957 in Madrid, Spain receiving the Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense Service Medal. He re-enlisted on June 26, 1957 in Madrid and served in the 264th Transportation Company from Fort Eustis, Virginia. He was honorably discharged on June 25, 1963 from Fort Eustis, Virginia receiving the Good Conduct Medal with Two Loops. He re-enlisted on June 26, 1963 during the Vietnam War and was honorably discharged on May 31, 1965 receiving his fourth Good Conduct Medal at Fort Eustis, Virginia. Nolan would then retired from the United States Army with 20 years and 16 days of service. He then worked for the United States Navy for five years in the Naval Transport System at Norfolk, Virginia moving back to Madison, Indiana in 1970. Nolan then began a career with Thompson Glass Dairy as a milkman in Madison and then retired from the Millwrights Union having worked at the Marble Hill site. His hobbies included collecting stamps, coins, guns, and fishing poles, cutting wood, fishing, hunting and helping others. He had attended Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church with his late wife, Edith and held membership in the Masonic Lodge and Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion. Nolan was a staunch Patriot and was proud of his service to the United States of America. Nolan died on Sunday, November 6, 2016, at 1:01 a.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Tribute or Funeral Service Video A LOVING FAMILY Nolan will be missed by his loving son, Bert Grimes of Madison, Indiana; his son in law, Charles Higbie of Chelsea, Indiana; his daughter in law, Helen Long of Indianapolis, Indiana; his loving grandchildren, Campbell Behn Higbie, Jason Higbie, Robert Goodrich, Michael Goodrich, Joe Ross, Jr., Gabriel Grimes, Garrett Grimes, Edith Grimes, Monika Bissell, Aeron Wrobel, Shawn Armstrong, Brandy Greene, Amber Martin, and Garth Armstrong; several great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Nolan D. "Jack" Grimes, Sr., died July 3, 1978, his mother, Helen Merle "Tony" Hartman Grimes, died March 1, 1999, wife, Edith H. Hertel Grimes, died January 23, 1992, his daughters, Sharon Ann Higbie, died September 19, 2016; Barbara Isle Goodrich, died July 24, 2014; and Margaret Armstrong died in January 2011, his son, Mike Grimes, died March 23, 2015, his sisters, Mary Maxine Miller, died December 15, 1981 and Anna M. "Joann" Crafton, died December 9, 2009, and his brothers, George V. Grimes, died August 24, 1994 and William F. "Bill" Grimes, died August 11, 2004. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Friday, November 11, 2016, at 11:00 a.m., by Chaplain Wayne Edwards at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Thursday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS A final salute will be conducted on Friday at 11:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana by Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion with full military honors to be conducted at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana by the Fort Knox Ceremonial Unit and Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion or Madison VFW Post 1969. Cards are available at the funeral home. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Secure">http://www.paysimple.com/security.html">Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Ret. 1st Sgt. US Army, Nolan Grimes, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.