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John Russell Groomes,75 Highland Terrace,Donora,died Friday,Oct.2,1987,at 4:25 p.m.at Mon Valley Hospital. He was 22. Mr.Groomes was born in Pittsburgh on Feb.5,1965,a son of the late Thomas Tyree and Mrs.Valerie Groomes,who survives and resides in Donora. He was a member of St.Paul's Baptist Church,Donora,and was a 1983 graduate of Ringgold High School. He played for the DSS baseball team. In addition to his father,he was preceded in death by two brothers,Bruce and Alfred and a sister,Leona. In addition to his mother,he is survived by three brothers,Carlson,Thomas and Sylvera,all at home,two sisters,Marcello of Md.and Shawn at home,paternal grandparents,Daniel and Adelle Tyree and a niece,Natasha of Atlanta,Ga. Friends will be received at the Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home,Donora,on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m.and St St.Paul's Baptist Church,Donora,on Tuesday from 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.,at St.Paul's Baptist Church with the Rev.Ernest Love officiating. Burial will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Percy E.Law Jr.Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.

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