Edward

Grim

Major Edward Grim, U.S. Army Field Artillery (Ret) born on January 29, 1946, in Newton, Mississippi; entered eternal rest on August 12, 2026, in Richmond, Virginia.

Ed was maturated at Pilate High School Newton, MS and furthered his education at Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee University) graduating with a B.S. in Mathematics, where he was commissioned and served honorably until 1991. Ed lived a life defined by devotion to his family, service to his community, honor, love and strength. As a proud veteran of the United States Army during his service, he was deployed to Fort Carson, CO; Fort Sill, OK; Germany; Korea and Fort Lee, VA, where he retired.

Ed’s dedication to his country was matched only by his commitment to community service. After retirement he founded/CEO and operated Grim’s Contracting for more than 25 years. During this time, he served in the community in various positions including Senior Leader in Boy Scouts of American, President of the Benedict Civic Club Inc., founder and coordinator of the Adopt-a-Dorm project at Tuskegee University, President of Petersburg/Richmond, VA Alumni Chapter of Tuskegee University and other community activities. As a result, he received numerous accommodations for his missions and humanitarian efforts.

Ed was proceeded in death by his mother, Christine McNair Bender and leaves to cherish his memories – one son: Edward Adrian Grim (Jessica) of Fort Washington, MD; two daughters: Vicki D. Brown (Ricky) of Ceder Hill, TX and Daphne Rochelle Cosby (Stephen) of Strafford, MO; one grandson: Edward Aedias (EJ) Grim of Fort Washington, MD; four brothers: Robert E. Tingle of Newton, MS; Wayne Bender of Lawrence, MS; Johnny Bender (Kathaleen) of Newton, MS; Glenn Bender of Lawrence, MS; five sisters: Mary Tingle of Decatur, MS; Evelyn Bender of Lawrence, MS; Delois Evans (Calvin) of Decatur MS; Alice Bender of Lawrence, MS; Sandra Robinson (Jimmy) of Harperville, MS and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews.