Grace Mullins Grubbs
93, Prentiss
Memorial services were held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, at Prentiss Baptist Church for Grace Mullins Grubbs, 93, of Prentiss, who went on to be with her Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 23 surrounded by her family as they sang her favorite hymns. Visitation was held from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 28 at Saulters-Moore Funeral Home in Prentiss.
She was born in Simpson County to Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Mullins. She graduated from Pinola High School, where she was an all-state basketball player and the lead in her school play, “Cyclone Sally.” She attended Draughn’s Business School and started her professional career with First National Bank of Jackson. After the war, she married Earl Grubbs and they moved to Prentiss, where she continued her 25 year banking career at the Bank of Blountville and the Bank of Prentiss. In 1975, she was elected Tax Assessor/Collector for Jefferson Davis County and served for 20 years. Grace also served as president of the Miss Tax Assessor Association in 1984.
She was very civic minded and was deeply devoted to her town and county. In remembrance of her life and service the mayor of Prentiss ordered all flags to be flown at half-staff. She was a charter member of the 20th Century Club and was selected twice as the Woman of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce. The Ereka Art Federated Club recognized Grace Grubbs with the “Legacy of Women’s Leadership Award” in 2013. At age 90, she was honored by the University of Southern Mississippi as an avid fan and a 40-year Golden Eagle season ticket holder.
She was completely devoted to service through Prentiss Baptist Church. She was a trustee, chairperson of numerous committees, active in the Women’s Missionary Union, but her favorite ministry was gathering children around her at the front of the church for their own special message.
For those who loved her, they knew she was the manifestation of her name. Her love for God and for her fellow man was revealed in unending acts of kindness and grace. Her heart and her door were always open to those who needed love and forgiveness. She assured them that she was not perfect, but by the grace of God she was forgiven and they could be too, just by calling on his name.
She will be remembered most clearly and missed most dearly, as a loyal and true friend. She was a devout woman of strong faith, who understood how richly she had been blessed. She was a woman of wit and intelligence, energy and determination, bound together by her faith, her beauty, common sense and ever-present elegance and grace.
Her children were blessed to have a mother who was involved in their lives in every way, whether a football or basketball game, a cheerleader camp or being at church. The Grubbs home was a hub of activity as she welcomed, loved and fed one and all. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren loved being with their Nanny. They loved taking walks in the woods with her, hearing stories of her childhood, but their favorite time was when Nanny told them scary ghost stories. This tradition is being passed on today as her great-grandchildren gather their friends around and tell the same stories.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Earl Grubbs; brother, C.D. Mullins, and sister, Irene Basham.
Survivors include her four children, Demery Grubbs (Sue), Linda Shivers (John), Gary Grubbs (Glenda) and Gloria Graham (Patrick); six grandchildren, Todd Shivers, Ginger Grubbs Powell, Molly Grubbs Moran, Logan Grubbs, Maria Kawas and Luke Jimenez, five great-grandchildren and sister, Winnie Rodick of Mendenhall.
Memorial contributions can be made to Prentiss Baptist Church or Homes of Hope for Children in Purvis.
Saulters-Moore Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
