Stephen Lionel Grove, Jr. (90) of Effingham

Stephen Lionel Grove, Jr., 90 of Effingham, passed away at 9:05 AM, Friday, December 18, 2020 at The Glenwood Assisted Living in Effingham.

Graveside services honoring the life of Stephen will be held Tuesday, December 22 at 11am at the Shouse Chapel Cemetery, Bible Grove, with Roger Marshall officiating and burial will follow. Visitation will be held at the cemetery where friends may call from 10:30 to 11 AM at the cemetery. McGriff & Triplett Funeral Home in Louisville is entrusted with the care and arrangements.

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Stephen was born on November 24, 1930, in Bible Grove, the son of the late Stephen Lionel Sr., and Blanche (Hastings) Grove. He was in the U.S. Army, and then married Phyllis M. Witt on June 21, 1958, in Chicago and they shared 52 years of marriage before she preceded him in death on August 6, 2010.

Stephen worked in the oil industry as a pipeline division for the Shell Oil Company. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Effingham, and he loved to golf at the Cardinal Golf Course in Effinghamin his retirement.

He is survived by his daughter Kim (Jim) Finley, of Brentwood, Tennessee, 2 grandchildren; Kristina Finley of Nashville, Tennessee, Stephen Finley, of Brentwood, Tennessee. He is also survived by 2 sisters;Margaret “Addie” Adeline Grove, of Bible Grove, Rita Jean (Reggie) Birch, of Bible Grove, and several nieces and nephews.

Mr. Grove was preceded in death by his parents and 1 brother; John Grove.