Joy Rae Jenks Grant

Joy Rae Jenks was born January 15, 1921 in 
Spring Valley, Fillmore County, Minnesota to 
John Leo Jenks and Bertha Adele Smith.  Her 
parents were known as Leo and Dell and 
both were from Wild Rose.  Joy attended 
Wild Rose High School and graduated in 1939.  
The yearbook called her sleepy-eyed.  Her 
weakness was getting up on time. Her favorite 
song was "Ten O'Clock  Scholar." She married 
Alvin Leroy Grant son  of George and Bernice 
Hagen Grant. He was born March 27, 1921. 
They had seven children.  Joy won a prize at 
Over 50 in Wild Rose for having 
the most children of those present.  Alvin died 
in 1992.  Joy died at her daughter Susan's 
house in Palestine, Illinois on November 19, 
2005.