MARTHA GRIMES ROACH Martha Grimes Roach was born in Kaufman County, Texas on October 24, 1928 to Reece Grimes and Martha Jewel Oxford Grimes. Martha passed away in a Dallas, Texas hospital on December 23, 2013. Martha was raised in Kaufman and the Ola Community and in 1950 she moved to Athens. Later, Martha moved back to Kaufman and in 2001 she moved to Palestine. Martha worked for Jackson Title in Kaufman for twelve years. She was a member of the Westwood Baptist Church in Palestine. Her daughters survive her: Dana Gunstanson and her husband W. O. of Dallas and Kay Denison and her husband Al of Palestine, brothers: Ken Douglas Grimes of Kaufman and Jerry Grimes of Mabank, sisters: Gena V Brown of Dallas and Reesie Drouet of Kaufman, grandchildren: Amanda Smith, Brandie Moravek, Taylor Denison and Zachary Denison, great-grandchildren: Jacob Smith, Ashley Smith and Kenzie Moravek.