Patricia Grimes

June 10, 1972 - August 22, 2018

Patricia “Tricia” Lynn Grimes, 46, of Terrell, Texas, passed peacefully in her sleep while caring for her beloved father, James “Don” Chappell, at Ridgecrest Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Forney, Texas on August 22, 2018. Tricia is the beloved wife of James E. Grimes and an adoring mother to Jordan T. Grimes and Kaylie S. Grimes, all long-term residents of Terrell, Texas. Tricia was born in Dallas, Texas on June 10, 1972 to her loving parents, James D. and Sharyl M. Chappell. She graduated from Terrell High School and later attended Trinity Valley Community College where she received her Registered Nursing Degree, graduating second in her class. This earned her the distinguished honor of being chosen to receive the Baylor University Medical Center Operating Room Internship Program, being chosen second of ten selected Texas recipients for this coveted position. Tricia excelled in her chosen career path as a Registered Nurse and rose to highest levels in each of the hospitals she worked since graduating in 2005. She was a passionate and dedicated advocate to each patient she attended in the Operating Room realm. Tricia married the love of her life, James E. Grimes on August 17, 1991 here in Terrell, Texas. James and Tricia just recently celebrated their 27th Wedding Anniversary. Tricia is survived by her beloved husband James, her loving children Jordan Grimes and Kaylie Grimes; her beloved parents James D. “Don” and Sharyl Chappell; sister Kimberly Ann Glidden of Wills Point, Texas; brother Rex B. “Scotty” MacQueen of New York; her beloved sister/cousin Carrie Carr of Lake Kiowa, Texas; Aunts Nancy James of Texarkana, Arkansas, Deborah Thompson of Terrell, Texas and Donna Maxfield of Minlanton, South Australia; Father and Mother-in-Law Tommy and Carol Williams of Quitman, Texas; Father-in-Law Tommy Grimes of Seagoville, Texas; Sister and Brother-in-Law Theresa and Keith Brown of Wills Point, Texas; Nieces Holly Randolph of Edgewood, Texas and Carla Rusheon of Quinlan, Texas; as well as a large extended family and a host of friends who loved her dearly and will miss her greatly. Funeral service for Patricia Chappell Grimes will be 1 pm Saturday August 25, 2018 at Mustang Creek Community Church 13851 FM 548 Forney, Texas 75126. The family will receive friends Friday August 24 from 6 pm to 8 pm at Max Slayton Funerals and Cremations.