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Linda Grooms
Visitation will be from 5 until 8 p.m. Monday, April 30, at Wendt Funeral Home, Moline. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 1, at the funeral home. Burial will be at National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Memorials may be made to Rock Solid Truth. Linda was such a special wife, friend, mother, grandma and great-grandma to all that were so blessed to know her. Her thoughtful acts of kindness, generosity and love have left a multitude of people that deeply love and miss her. Linda S. Chavez was born in Davenport on Aug. 8, 1948, to Jose and Elma Chavez. She attended school at Our Lady of Lourdes in Davenport. She was married to her soul mate, Pastor Donald K. Grooms, on Aug. 14, 1971, in Davenport. He survives. She was a devoted wife to Donald for 40 years. Family was very important to Linda. She gave countless hugs, kisses and "I Love Yous" every day, all day. She was a member of Rock Solid Truth and a leader of a Woman's Fellowship for Abundant Life Church of God. She loved the Lord and now has the most cherished reward for which any Christian can hope, for now Linda is in heaven with God. She enjoyed reading, sitting outside, the river, her pets and her many lifelong friends. She loved the time spent with her family, especially her youngest, Mia, her grandbabies and her great-grandbaby. Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Donald; her daughters, Dondra Lueth, Silvis, Donai Scarff, Coal Valley, and Mia McKenna Grooms, Silvis; sisters, Patricia Odom, Walcott, and Rita (Dale) Hesser, Las Vegas, Nev.; a brother, Joe Chavez, Huntington Beach, Calif.; grandchildren, Brittany Lueth, Chelsey Grooms, Chuck Lueth IV, Adam Lueth, Austin Scarff and Dakota Grooms; great-grandchild, Yoni Candela; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Mary Barnhardt. Online condolences can be made at www.wendtfuneralhome.com. 
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Today is Thursday, May 23, the 143rd day of 2013. There are 222 days left in the year.
1863 — 150 years ago: Messrs. J. and M. Rosenfield have moved their leather and hidestore to the building formerly occupied by Temple Bufords's store. They buy and sellhides, pelts, furs, wool, beeswax, lard, tallow, etc.
1888 -- 125 years ago: The Rock Island Lumber Company has recovered 5,000 of the8,000 logs that were carried away by the Mississippi River flood last week.
1913 -- 100 years ago: John J. Ullemeyer has been awarded the contract to furnish RockIsland fire and police department members with uniforms, at the city's expense.
1938 -- 75 years ago: Work on Aledo's new $38,000 swimming pool was started thismorning at South Park when ground for the pool was broken by Mayor John W. Murphy.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Students and teacher at Moline High School called today "MissLeona Day" day at the school in honor of the government teacher who retires at theend of the school term. Although she's been teaching for 43 years at the school, Miss Dayfound a new way of arriving at the school this morning. At 7:30 a.m., a police squad carpulled up in front of Miss Day's home and escorted her to school. A caravan of students' cars joined the procession along the way.
1988 -- 25 years ago: Barbecue cooking and riverfront antics are planned for Discover the
River Day Saturday in Leach Park, Bettendorf. A 5K run, wind surfing, a canoe race, hogcalling and more will round out the day under the Interstate 74 bridge.
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