Brothers & Sisters

Ada Azalee Key (1881-1962)

Mrs. Esther Key Grubbs Services for Mrs. Esther Key Grubbs, 80. widow of J.H. Grubbs, were today in the chapel of Lawrence, Sorensen and Lanier Funeral Home with Dr. David Q. Byrd officiating. Burial was in Hollywood Cemetery. Mrs. Grubbs, who had lived at 804 Hollywood Drive, died Monday night at Haywood Park Hospital in Brownsville after a long illness. She was a member of West Jackson Baptist Church, the Mae Guy Sunday class and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of WWI. She was born in Buena Vista and moved to Bemis at an early age where she attended school. She was married in 1918 to Mr. Grubbs, who died in 1959. She leaves a son, James H. Grubbs Jr. of Jackson; two daughters. Mrs. Ben Rushing Sr. of Jackson and Mrs. Robert Half acre of Memphis; two brothers, W.A. Key and I.C. Key, both of Jackson; a sister, Mrs. Fannie J. Watt of Jackson; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.²

Sources:

1. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
2. The Jackson Sun, 31 Aug 1977, Wed, Other Editions, Page 4