Born in Magnolia, Ark., she was the daughter of William Ivis and Jessie Cora Bailey Jones. She married Richard Groves in 1959. He died in 1988. In 1997, she married Gerald Zech. He died in 2002.
She attended Faith Assembly of God Church in Hamilton, Ill. She worked as a caregiver for the elderly. She enjoyed yard sales and volunteering.
Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Huntington of Keokuk; three sons, William Vernon Groves, Dennis Groves and Troy Groves, all of Keokuk; nine grandchildren; one great–grandchild; two brothers, Jay Bailey of Hamilton and John Jones of Des Moines; and one sister, Sue Howe of Urbana, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, parents and one daughter.
The funeral was held at Vigen Memorial Home, with the Rev. Tom Spain officiating.
Born in Magnolia, Ark., she was the daughter of William Ivis and Jessie Cora Bailey Jones. She married Richard Groves in 1959. He died in 1988. In 1997, she married Gerald Zech. He died in 2002.
She attended Faith Assembly of God Church in Hamilton, Ill. She worked as a caregiver for the elderly. She enjoyed yard sales and volunteering.
Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Huntington of Keokuk; three sons, William Vernon Groves, Dennis Groves and Troy Groves, all of Keokuk; nine grandchildren; one great–grandchild; two brothers, Jay Bailey of Hamilton and John Jones of Des Moines; and one sister, Sue Howe of Urbana, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her husbands, parents and one daughter.
The funeral was held at Vigen Memorial Home, with the Rev. Tom Spain officiating.
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