Jesse Mae (Burkes) Grooms
Jesse Mae (Burkes) Grooms, age 81, passed away peacefully at home in Cardale, Pennsylvania Saturday, December 22, 2012 with her family by her side.
Jesse Mae was born in Maylene, Alabama on March 5, 1931 to Jerome and Nellie Burkes.
She was predeceased by her parents; siblings: Clarence Burkes, Lawrence Burkes, Mary Lee Kirby,Lucille Burkes
She leaves to cherish her memory her children Russell Grooms Sr. (Ruth), Richard Grooms (Rhonda), E u g e n e Grooms, R e g i n a l d Grooms (Tonya), Grant Lee Grooms, Sheila Grooms-Settles (Marvin) and Garrett Lee Grooms all of Cardale, Pa.; a brother, J. B. Burkes of Easton, Pa.; and a host of grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Friends will received at the MOUNT ARARAT BAPTIST CHURCH in Cardale, Pa., on Friday, December 28, 2012 from 10 a.m. until 12 Noon, the hour of the Service.
Interment will follow immediately after in the Salem View Cemetery, New Salem, Pa.