Carolyn Grindle, 83, was born on December 4, 1935 in Palco, Ks. She lived most of her early life in the Bogue and Hill City area of Ks. She lived 5 years in Colorado Springs, Co and then in Kansas until 1999 when her mother, Bertie Brown, became ill and she moved to Mesa, Az to take care of her parents.

She lived there until 2017 when she had a stroke and then moved to Gallatin, Mo with her daughter, Brenda and granddaughter, Courtney. She moved to Lakewood, Co in 2018 to live with her daughter, Rhonda. After about a month and a half on hospice, she went to be with the Lord on March 21, 2019. Carolyn loved serving in her church, Apache Wells Community Church in Mesa, Az. in the kitchen, special luncheons, the heifer project and dresses for orphans.

She had a foster athlete at FHSU and made over 250 dozen cookies for everyone on the track, cross country and basketball teams. She loved blue glass, the KU Jayhawks and pug dogs. She enjoyed going to our family cabin in Woodland Park, Co for Thanksgiving, Christmas in July and spending time there.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Bertie Brown, two husbands, Max Grindle and Floyd Erickson, her sister, Sandy Thompson, son, Jamie Gordon, son-in-law, Mitch Hensley, and great grandson, Benjamin Lake.

Left survivors are her daughters, Brenda Hensley, Gallatin, Mo, Rhonda Grindle, Lakewood, Co, step-daughters, Susan Rome, Olathe, Ks, and Wendy Hookey, Oracle, Az, several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, family and friends. In lieu of flowers, the family asks for the memorial to go to dresses for orphans.