Myrtle “May” Grove, 86, of Lakeview and formerly of Zanesfield, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, in Lakeview, Ohio.
She was born in Crumpler, West Virginia, on August 1, 1938, the daughter of the late John Leslie and Felda Garland (Bailey) Angle. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Bruce Angle.
On December 22, 1957, she married Charles Grove in Newark, Ohio and he preceded her in death on June 4, 2010.
She is survived by her four children, Kevin (Rhonda) Grove of Middleburg, Nellie (Palmer Davis) Tuttle of Bellefontaine, Kimberly May (Dave Longo) Johnson of Lakeview, and Faith Ann Grove of Bellefontaine, eleven grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter, two sisters, Elaine Brown and Quen Schroder, two brothers, Charles Angle and Mike Angle, and many nieces and nephews.
May worked as a cook for Bellefontaine City Schools in her younger years, working in Western, Southeastern and Northeastern Elementary Schools. After she retired, she went to work for the Homecoming Restaurant, Bellefontaine, where she retired in 2010. She loved flowers and cooking for her family and friends.
A celebration of life service is being planned for later this year.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family via her obituary page.
Eichholtz Daring & Sanford Funeral Home & Cremation Center, Bellefontaine,, is honored to serve the Grove family and encourages anyone to share a fond memory or message of condolence at www.edsfh.com.