Longtime Farm Bureau director and former board president Barney Groves Jr. died on Nov. 30, 2022 at the age of 91. He had lived his entire life on the Groves’ Lampasas County ranch near Rumley.
Visitation will be Dec. 11 from 6-8 p.m. at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel in Lampasas.
The funeral is set for Dec. 12 at 10 a.m. at First Street Church of Christ, with burial to follow at Groves Cemetery. The service will be conducted by Richard Raschke, Talus Murphy, Jennifer Bartles and Mary Simon.
Groves was born June 20, 1931, in Temple to Barney Groves Sr. and Myrtle Hoover Groves.
On Sept. 29, 1950, he married Christine Coe Groves in Austin, and they spent 72 years together. This union resulted in three children, 12 grandchildren and 27 greatgrandchildren. Groves found great pleasure in bringing the entire family together on the Z-Bar Ranch every summer for a weekend of storytelling and family time they referred to as “circle the wagons.”
Early on, Groves invested in efforts to improve animal and crop quality on the farm. He exhibited in and won many stock shows.
He became involved 72 years ago with the Lampasas County Farm Bureau and served many terms as president. He also served more than 20 years on the Lampasas Independent School District Board of Trustees, as well as the Lampasas County Livestock Association.
For 50 years, he and his wife owned and operated Lam-Tex Feed Mill in addition to their farming and ranching operation.
Groves gave his time to helping further agricultural and educational opportunities for youth. He also was known for hiring farm hands and feed store workers who were down on their luck and helping them turn their FROM PAGE
lives around. He believed everyone deserves a second chance in life.
Groves was preceded in death by his sister, Lucille Simon; a granddaughter, Deidre Lemmons; and a great-granddaughter, Jasmarie Cronk.
Survivors include his wife, Christine; children and spouses David and Rose Groves, Steve and Peggy Groves, and Kathy and Perry Lemmons; grandchildren Dwayne Groves, Sherry Kaufmann, James Groves, Crystal Cronk, Brad Groves, Suzanne Plyler, Chase Groves, Jessica Harrison, Jenny Magic, Kendra McLarty and Bryce Lemmons; and 26 greatgrandchildren. The first great-great-grandchild is due in May 2023.
He also is survived by nieces Martha Langdon and Mary Simon, and a nephew, Richard Simon.
