Gene Roy GRIMM

September 7, 1931 - July 25, 2019

Gene Roy Grimm, of St. Peters, MO passed away on Thursday, July 25th 2019 at the age of 87. He was born September 7th, 1931 in St. Louis, MO to the late Laverne and Pearl Grimm (née: Russell). He will be greatly missed by his children: David Grimm, Jeffrey Grimm, Kim (Ed) Kelly, and Lisa (Fred) Hohenshell. He was preceded in death by his daughter Susan Reznicek. Gene graduated from Southwest High School in St. Louis, served in the US Army during the Korean War, and graduated from Washington University. He went on to have a successful career with companies such as: Wal-Mart, Target, RC Cola, and Procter & Gamble. He also had a career as a real estate agent and a building developer. His entrepreneurial spirit led him to establish many different retail businesses all the way into his 70’s. Gene enjoyed being involved in his church, having coffee with his friends every morning, calling bingo, playing cards, and spending time with his children, 11 grandchildren, and 7 great grandchildren. Gene had a joyful spirit, giant heart, and never met a stranger. He will be truly missed by everyone who knew and loved him. Services are as followed: Saturday, August 24th 10am Visitation 11am Memorial Service Free Will Baptist Church 814 S. Woodlawn Ave. O’Fallon, MO 63366