Clifford “Kip” Grounds, 85, of Nederland, died Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at his residence in Nederland.
Funeral services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, February 14, 2005 at Broussard’s in Nederland with Dale Chance officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8 P.M. Sunday evening at the funeral Home.
Mr. Grounds was a native of Powerton, West Virginia, and lived in Nederland for 50 years. He was a self-employed contractor, and served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. He was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Nederland.
He was preceded in death by the love of his life his wife, Margaret “Sweet Thing”; three daughters, Carrol Orr and husband Bill of Fairfax, Virginia, Debra Kay Smith and husband Lee of Sasolita, California, and Jan Caldwell and husband Billy of Mauriceville; one son Clifford Grounds, Jr. of Plainfield, Illinois; seven grandchildren, Bryan Orr and wife Jill, Jennifer Orr, Jennifer Grounds, Ryan Grounds, Virginia Michaud and husband Jonathan, Missy Caldwell, and Devin Caldwell; six great grandchildren; two brothers, and two sisters.
