Palestine High School Alumni Association

Darrell  07 / 27 / 1966  –  04 / 24 / 1994

Gloria  10 / 29 / 1965  –  04 / 24 / 1994

Services for Darrell Rimes and his wife, Gloria Edwards Rimes, and their children, Stetson and Christopher Rimes, all of Palestine, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Crockett Road Church of Christ with Norvie Cottingham officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.

The family died Sunday in an automobile accident.

Darrell Rimes, 27, was born in Dallas on July 27, 1966, to A.J. and Ola M. Rimes. He was a graduate of Palestine High School and had been employed by Wal-Mart Distribution Center for 6 1/2 years. He was a member of Sand Flat Baptist Church.

Gloria Edwards Rimes, 28, was born in Palestine on Oct. 29, 1965, to Labe and Ida B. Williams Edwards. She was a graduate of Palestine High School, and had been employed by Taco Bell for five years. She was a member of Salt Works Road Church of Christ.

Stetson Rimes, 7, was born in Palestine on May 26, 1986. He was a student at Rusk Elementary School.

Christopher Rimes, 5, was born in Palestine on July 19, 1988. He was a student at Rusk Elementary School.

Mr. Rimes is survived by his mother, of Palestine; his father, of Dallas; sister, Velincia Barnett; and brother, Eric Rimes.

Mrs. Rimes is survived by her mother, of Palestine; sisters, Bobby Smith, Violet Smith, Annie Calhoun, Linda Moaning and Gail Daughtery, all of Palestine; brothers, LaCharles Edwards, William Edwards, Thomas Edwards, Samuel Edwards, Paul Edwards and Labe Edwards Jr., all of Palestine; and her grandmother, Laura Williams of Houston.

The children are survived by their grandmothers, grandafather, aunts and uncles.

The Rimes family is accepting condolence calls at 1500 N. Queen St. The Edwards family is accepting condolences at 200 Victory St.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 04-28-1994