Margaret "Arline" Grantham

Margaret "Arline" (Tilman) Grantham, one of two children of Ethel Agnes (Baggs) and Howard Ora Tilman was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 25, 1916. In 1925, Arline's mother, Ethel became seriously ill and the family was forced to move to Ethel's parent's home in Tabor, IA. The family lived at the Dolph Baggs home for several years. In 1933, Arline's mother, Ethel, passed away. Arline and her sister Helen continued to live in Tabor and Arline graduated from the Tabor High School in 1934.
Arline and Ralph Grantham were married in 1938. They made their home in Pacific Junction, Iowa and were blessed with two sons Douglas and Dennis. Arline enjoyed her roll as a mother and homemaker and was active in the Pacific Junction United Methodist Church. Arline and Ralph had been married 63 years when Ralph died on June 8, 2001. Arline continued to live in the home they had shared for over 60 years until May of 2002 when she moved to Glenwood, Iowa. Arline loved her church in Pacific Junction and continued to be a very active there.
Arline died at the Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA on November 22, 2004, having attained the age of 88 years, 1 month, and 27 days. She was cremated and a memorial service was held with her family in Denver, Colorado. Memorials are suggested to the Pacific Junction United Methodist Church. Arline is preceded in death by her parents, sister Helen Laughery, and husband Ralph Grantham. She is survived by her sons Douglas Grantham and his wife Sally, and Dennis Grantham and his wife Judy, all of Denver, CO; four grandchildren, and three great grandchildren; nieces and nephews; other relatives and many friends.