On January 26, 2020, Minnie Grim, age 93, was awarded her wings and now walks with angels, no doubt continuing to pass out candy and smiles to those she meets. She passed away at Mt. Carmel Hospital, Grove City, due to heart failure, but remained good-spirited, good-hearted, yet lovingly demanding to the end, incessantly buzzing the nurse to get her whatever she wanted at the moment. Born on May 21, 1926, in Louisa, Kentucky to the late Oscar and Ella Prince. She was the seventh of nine children, all of her siblings were already waiting for her to join them in joy on the other side: Bernice (Rider), Eunice (Palm), Midas Prince, Phyllis (McClellan), Manus Prince, Lotus Prince, Loretta (Spurlock), and Juanita "Renie" (Bailey). She is sorely missed and survived by her daughter Joni (Krzycki), son-in-law Joe, granddaughter Laura, numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and so on. Her in-laws are also too numerous to list as she was married four times before finally marrying the late Chief Master Sergeant John Grim, her last husband. They divorced 13 years later, and she finally settled down. Minnie was a strong woman known for her mischievous, giving, caring, loving, yet "I don't give a hoot" (she didn't really say hoot but it's a family website) attitude. She told people what she thought, even sometimes when they didn't want to hear it. And she always told it like it was. Although her forthright attitude could appear insensitive, her caring nature and actions made clear-cut her loving heart. She was generous, always offering whatever she had to give to visitors and those in need. At home, she was a wonderful and devoted mom. Outside of home, she was always volunteering to help and participated in numerous organizations including the Order of the Eastern Star, Senior Citizens, Red Cross, and Amvets just to name a few. She once received a letter of thank you from President Dwight D. Eisenhower for her volunteer service. Part of her holiday tradition was to wrap up plates of food and deliver it to people who were alone or destitute. Even her jobs involved helping others including nurses' aide, secretary, bartender, wife and mother. Wanting to do her part during World War II, she worked at Columbus Bolt Works. When asked, she gleefully agreed to be in the factory-sponsored pinup calendar for the troops, and ended up having that picture painted on the side of a submarine. Minnie loved to eat (especially crème puffs, popcorn, little Debbie's snacks), joke, spoil kids, help people, play bingo, and boss people (the latter for which she was dubbed "the mayor" of her apartment complex). She was a Christian and loved being a member of the Freemason's Order of the Eastern Star. She hated formality, hypocrites, and seafood, but not necessarily in that order. She had her own special sense of fashion (the likes of which the couture world is still trying to master) that almost always included a hat. She loved adventure and travel. She lived all over the United States (Kentucky, Florida, Ohio, Kansas, Nebraska) and in Morocco on the continent of Africa. She traveled to Spain and Portugal with a traveling square dance troupe while stationed abroad with the late John Grim. Her caring and generous spirit lives still, as her last act was to donate her body to medical research at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She wanted to help anyone who might benefit from the study of her ailing body. An interment of her ashes will occur at a later time after she has completed her assistance with medical research. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association or American Lung Association. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday February 22, 2020 at Greenfield Place, 283 Green Ave, Groveport, OH 43125 in their main gathering room. Please don't feel compelled to wear black; she disliked that color as it reminded her of funerals. Dress comfortably, you know she would have. And bring your stories about Minnie to share; we know you'll have some. Events Details are pending.