Arttie B. Grooms Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Arttie B. Grooms of Midway, Alabama, who passed away on February 8, 2023, at the age of 76, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Arttie B. Grooms to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Cora B. Bowens and Oree Bowens; her pet Charlie Wilson; her granddaughters, ShaCoria Ivey and Kadeijah Fitzpatrick; her brother Louis Bowens; her nephew Mackey Bowens; and her great-nephew Howard Ivey Jr..
She is survived by: her pet Kiara; her children, Nelson Grooms (Charlie Mae), Melvin Grooms (Cassandra), Linda Battle, Margaret Bentford Montgomery (Kenneth), Sharone Ivey Montgomery (late Howard), Veronica and Chamika (Jesse); her grandchildren, Byron Grooms, Jamaal Grooms (Shemika), Xavier Bentford, Cortez Grooms, Desiree Bentford, Kalandria Smith (Shontavious), Howard Ivey III (Alicia), Samuel Battle III, LaCoria Brown (Jonathan), Jamarcus Grooms, Khadejia Fitzpatrick, Derrica Harris, Eboni Grooms, JaMaya Grooms, Erica Lee and Kamron Grooms; her siblings, Ozie B. Bowens, Evelyn Streeter, Celestine Cunningham (Keith), Ethel (late William Ford), Eloise Shepherd, Julia Bowens, Annie B. Smith, Cherry Herrington (Vernon), Demetria Green (Daniel), Curtis C. Bowens, Otis Bowens (Jeanette), Remell Bowens, Larnell Bowens (Shirley), Leon Bowens, Jammie Bowens (Elaine), Joseph Smith (Gloria) and James Bowens; her uncle Don (Sherry); her nephew Dewayne Bowens (Brenda); and her cousins, Anna Hillary and Eddie Bowens (Paullette).
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