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The Northside Sun from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 11

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Jackson, Mississippi
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Madge Waterloo Graveside services were held April 1 at Lakewood Memorial Park for Madge Waterloo. The Rev. Bill Whitwer officiated. Mrs. Waterloo, 84, died March 29, at Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland.

Mrs. Waterloo was born October 27, 1925 in Bude, the daughter of Harry Lee Mathews and Ruby Hemphill Mathews. She attended Bude public schools and Belhaven College. She was a longtime employee of the Mississippi Employment Security Commission in Jackson and a member of Pear Orchard Presbyterian Church in Ridgeland. Survivors are her children Melinda Waterloo Kessel and her husband Floyd of Houston, Texas, Charles Waterloo Jr.

and his wife Linda of Jackson, and Eddie Waterloo of Charlotte, N.C.; grandchildren, Lindsey Kessel of Houston, Texas, Trey Waterloo and Kristi Waterloo Clark of Jackson, Justin and Eric Waterloo of Punta Gorda, and Tommy Stark of Atlanta; and six great-grandchildren. Mrs. Waterloo was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Charles Waterloo, brother Harry Mathews and sister Margarette Mathews Wells. Memorials may be made to Hospice Ministries in Ridgeland or an animal shelter of choice. Raymond Frederic Grenfell Services were held April 7 from the chapel of First Baptist Church Jackson for Dr.

Raymond Frederic Grenfell. Grenfell, 92, died April 5 at St. Dominic Hospital, after a brief illness. Dr. Grenfell was born an only child to Elisha Raymond and Pearle Nelly in West Bridgewater, Pa.

When Grenfell was 16 (during the Great Depression) his father passed away. He then began working in the mill for U.S. Steel Corporation. Dr. Grenfell received a full Carnegie Scholarship which enabled him to earn and doctor of medicine degrees from the University of Pittsburgh.

During WWII, he enlisted and served as a captain in Puerto Rico. After the war, Dr. Grenfell was transferred to Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., where he met his future bride, Maude Byrnes Chisholm. They were married August 19, 1944 in Columbia, S.C. After an honorable discharge as a major in 1946, they moved to Jackson, where Dr.

Grenfell began the private practice of medicine followed by the study of the drug treatment of hypertension. In 1955, Dr. Grenfell opened the Hypertension Clinic of the University School of Medicine which he maintained as clinical assistant professor of medicine until 1979. From 1979 until his retirement in 1999, Dr. Grenfell limited his practice to the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension.

During his work at the medical school, he was a pioneer in the double blind evaluation of many new antihypertensive drugs. Grenfell published many papers in the United States and Swiss journals. He was a member of many professional societies including American Medical Association, Southern Medical Association (served as counselor), American College of Chest Physicians, American Society of Hypertension and American College of Clinical Pharmacology. Grenfell was a life deacon and long term member of the sanctuary choir of the First Baptist Church of Jackson. He also served as president of the Jackson Symphony Orchestra 196162.

Survivors are his four sons and their wives, Raymond Frederic Grenfell Jr. (Pat), Milton Wilfred Grenfell (Gioia), James Byrnes Grenfell (Lynn), and Robert Chisholm Grenfell (Amy); grandchildren Ric Grenfell (Tracy), Matt Grenfell (Caroline), Sarah Grenfell, Catherine Grenfell, Robert Grenfell Eleanora Grenfell, Mallory Bass, and Ross Bass; and two great- grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Maude Byrnes Chisholm Grenfell. Memorials may be made to a charity of choice. Interment was in Lakewood Memorial Park.

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924-9308 Thursday, April 15, 2010 THE NORTHSIDE SUN, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI Page 11A Obituaries in memoriam Court of honor Stephen Blackmon (center) recently received his rank of Eagle Scout at First Presbyterian Church Court of Honor with Troop 18. Stephen is shown with his parents, Mary Alice and Rob Blackmon. He built a handicap ramp at Mynelle Gardens for his Eagle project. He is in 12th grade at Jackson Prep. Eagle rank Julian Owen (center) recently received his rank of Eagle Scout at First Presbyterian Church Court of Honor with Troop 18.

He is shown with his parents, Lee and Ann Owen. He did a dog food drive for C.A.R.A. raising more than 3,000 pounds of dog food for his Eagle project. He is in ninth grade at Jackson Prep. Obituary Policy The Sun publishes obituaries of Northsiders and their families.

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