Ellen Joyce Grimes

Ellen Joyce Grimes (Mrs. Thermon Grimes), age 87, of Dozier, Alabama, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 31, 2026.

Born on July 17, 1938, in Rose Hill, Alabama, Joyce was the daughter of the late Frank Hammett and Myrtice Barlow Hammett. She graduated from Straughn High School in 1956 and went on to enjoy a successful career with AT&T, from which she retired after many years of dedicated service.

Joyce shared 69 wonderful years of marriage with the love of her life, Thermon Grimes. Together they built a life centered on faith, family, and community. She was a faithful member of Good News Baptist Chapel and found great joy in serving others. Joyce loved flowers, gardening, and cooking big meals for family and friends. Many knew her through her work selling Mary Kay and Tupperware, where she made countless friendships through the years.

She was a devoted wife, loving mother, cherished grandmother, and proud great-grandmother whose kindness, wisdom, and gentle spirit will be deeply missed by all who knew her.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Thermon Grimes of Dozier; her son, Tim Grimes (Mary) of Rose Hill; her daughter, Kim Rabren (Doug) of Rose Hill; her grandchildren, Dale Grimes (Leah), Kayla Lucas (Kyle), Katie Elmore (Clay), Brooks Rabren (Phoenix), and Emmy Ellyn Rabren (Fiancé, Hal Smithart); and her great-grandchildren, Laura Leigh Grimes, Charlie Grimes, Maggie Grimes, Cooper Lucas, Owen Lucas, Rhett Lucas, Millie-Gray Robertson, Wade Elmore, Archie Elmore, and sister-in-law, Jo Marshall.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by their infant son and fourteen beloved siblings. 

Funeral services for Mrs. Grimes will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at Good News Baptist Chapel with Rev. Jay Driver officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:00 a.m., one hour prior to the service.

Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Doug Rabren, Scott Marshall, Dale Grimes, Brooks Rabren, Kyle Lucas, Hal Smithart, Clay Elmore, and Andrew Marshall. 

Flowers will be accepted, or memorial contributions may be made to the Rose Hill Cemetery Fund, care of Josh Driver, 29517 Good News Chapel Road, Dozier, Alabama.

Mrs. Grimes will be remembered for her unwavering faith, her love for her family, and the kindness she shared with everyone she met. Her legacy will continue to live on in the hearts of those who were blessed to know and love her.