William Mortimer Grover, Jr., age 88, of 229 Woodside Lane, Warm Springs, Virginia, died Tuesday, August 23, 2011 at his residence.

He was born in New Jersey on December 7, 1922 to the late William M. Grover, Sr. and Lillian Mae Senior Grover.

He graduated from Blair Academy and the College of William and Mary, where he was a member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity and the Fencing Club.

He served in the United States Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theatre of Operations.

He lived for many years in Gloucester and while there, served on the board of Sanders Nursing Home and was active in the Walter Reed Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.

He retired to Warm Springs and was the owner of W. M. Grover Galleries and Bacova Gallery, both in Bath County.

He is survived by his loving wife of sixty-five years, Mary Stone Douglass Grover of Warm Springs; one daughter, June Grover Mathis of Greeneville, TN; three sons, William Howe Grover of Lancaster, William Mortimer Grover III of Old Church, and Peter Dun Grover of Lexington; five grandchildren, William Howe Grover, Jr., Stephen Stone Grover, Peter Dun Grover, Jr., Edward Douglass Grover, and Katheryn Gamble Grover; two great grandchildren, Avery Jane Grover and Sawyer Caroline Grover; and his brother, Joseph Senior Grover of Newton, PA.

In keeping with his wishes, his body was cremated. A time of Visitation and Celebration of his life will be held on Saturday, August 27, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. in the Bacova Gallery, Bacova, VA. In October, an interment will be held in Ware Episcopal Church Cemetery in Gloucester, Virginia.

The Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge is handling the arrangements. The family suggests memorial tributes take the form of contributions to Fisher House Foundation, Inc. (supporting military families), 111 Rockville Pike, Suite 420, Rockville, Maryland 20850-5168 or to Mountain Regional Hospice, P.O. Box 637, Clifton Forge, Virginia 24422.