The Saint Paul Sun

Hennepin County Grand Jury to Probe Death Of Verneice Grantham

The Hennepin County Grand Jury will meet Oct. 12 to consider whether criminal negligence was involved in the traffic death on Sunday. Sept. 20, of Mrs. Verneice Grantham, 876 Iglehart ave., St. Paul. Mrs. Grantham was riding in her car driven by her husband, Dr. Ollie R. Grantham, when it was struck at Tenth ave. S. and 4th St. in Minneapolis by an auto driven by Raymond L. Elledge, 27, 2057 Selby ave., who was charged with drunken driving, going through a stop sign, and driving with an improper license.

Funeral services for Mrs. Grantham were held Sept. 23 at St. Philip's Episcopal church, with the rector, the Rev. Denzil A. Carty in charge. Music was furnished by St. Philip's choir with Mrs. Thelma Dorsey Thomas as soloist and Mrs. Frank M. Smith at the organ.
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Mrs. Thomas very beautifully sang "Sweet Hour of Prayer" and "Come Ye Disconsolate."

Myron Barnett and Robert Carlyle Anderson were the acolytes.

The high esteem in which the memory of Mrs. Grantham was held in the hearts of Twin Citians was attested to by the numerous large and beautiful florals banked around the nile green casket and in two rooms at the Brooks Funeral Home Chapel where the body lay in state for twenty hours.

For the funeral service the church was packed to over capacity with relatives, friends and fellow employees of the deceased at the State Capitol where she was a part time employee in the Secretary of State Office. Mrs. Mike Hlom, Secretary of State, attended the services along with a group from her office.

Burial was in Oakland cemetery.