Alpheus Grundy Celebrates 89th

Eighty-nine years ago, on August 20, Alpheus Grundy was born on a farm east of Henryetta, Oklahoma. He attended his first year of at Grayson, Oklahoma. In 1946, Congress approved the Lake Eufaula project under on the Canadian River for flood control, water supply, hydroelectric power, navigation, and recreation mainly in McIntosh and Pittsburg counties, with small portions in Haskell and Okmulgee counties, the family lost their land and moved to Rentie Settle west of Henryetta. Grundy graduated from Rosenwald School and joined the army where he served in the Korean War. On his return home, he married Dorothy Mayberry of Clearview, OK. They had one daughter, Puritha (deceased). The couple has lived in Oklahoma City and Dallas, but returned to Clearview after retirement to fish, garden, raise cows, and enjoy life. Recently, Grundy’s life consists of planting a garden every year for the community, mowing empty lots and his own, and serving as a town trustee.