Memorial Service: 3:00 p.m., Sunday, March 25, 2018
Location: North Riverside Baptist Church
Reception: Following the Service
Location: North Riverside Baptist Church
Interment: Peninsula Memorial Park
Leona Atkins Grubb, 86, passed away on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at Riverside Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Grubb was born in Lenoir, NC and had lived on the Peninsula since 1944 . She retired from Ft. Eustis as an editor for civil service in 1993. She was a member of North Riverside Baptist Church since 1961 where she taught Sunday School. She was a Girl Scout leader when her girls were young and traveled extensively with her husband and friends. Mrs. Grubb was an avid Tar Heels fan, animal lover, spent many hours cooking and canning and listening to Blue Grass music. She loved watching thunderstorms, especially over the ocean while sitting on the front porch at the SaltAire Hotel in Kitty Hawk. She was witty and wise and was sought out for advice from her family and friends.
Mrs. Grubb was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, James W. Grubb and her siblings, Gene Atkins and Shirley Hibarger. She is survived by her daughters, LuAnna Elliott and her husband, Robert of Newport News and Mary Kay Grizzle and her fiancé, Raymond “Wade” Sollman of Apex, NC; her granddaughters, Allison Allen and her husband, Joshua and Rachel Sessoms; her sister-in-law, Sarah Atkins; her many “adopted” grandchildren and her niece and nephews.
A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 3:00pm at North Riverside Baptist Church by Rev. Chris Kurtz. A reception will follow in the church social hall. Interment will be private at Peninsula Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to North Riverside Baptist Church. Arrangements by Weymouth Funeral Home.