Arleen Grove

Arleen Grove, age 95, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, formerly of Mount Carroll and Oregon, Illinois died Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at the RidgeCrest Retirement Community in Mount Airy. A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at the Frank-Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll with visitation from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the First Baptist Church in Mount Carroll in Arleen’s memory.

Arleen was born on December 9, 1912, the daughter of Ward and Blanche (Williams) Neuschwanger in Freedom Township, Mount Carroll. She graduated from Mount Carroll High School with the Class of 1930. She married Judson J. Grove on November 30, 1933 in Morrison, Illinois. Judson died on May 25, 2001 in Franklin Grove, Illinois.

Arleen was a Homemaker who loved taking care of her family. She farmed with her husband Judson, until retiring in 1971. Arleen was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church in Mount Carroll. She was also a member of the Community Club, Eastern Star, Republican Women’s Club and the Couples Club. She enjoyed playing cards, traveling abroad and in the United States, gardening and walking.

Arleen will be dearly missed by her two sons, Judson T. (Lynda) Grove of Mount Airy, and James R. (Anne) Grove of Fairfield Glade, Tennessee; five grandchildren, Jeff (Anne) Grove, Julia (Marvin) Lazaro, Sherri (Hugh) Harris, Laurie Grove, and Gayle Grove; three great-grandchildren, Nicholas Grove and Hannah and Rebekah Harris.

Arleen was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Judson; and two sisters, Lucile Frahm and Leta Dickinson.