Steven Warren Grooms, 68, Kidder, MO, passed away on November 8, 2019, at the St. Luke's Hospital on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO.

Steven was born on December 23, 1950, in St. Joseph, MO, to Francis and Ruth (Knox) Grooms.  His family moved to Kidder in 1963 and he graduated from the Penney High School in Hamilton in 1969. He graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelors of Science degree in Agricultural Business. He served his country in the National Guard.  Steven was a life-long farmer, was the co-owner of Branbrook Construction, and in the past taught agriculture in Trenton, Braymer, and Hamilton, and he also sold insurance for 15 years for Prudential Insurance.

He was a member of the Kidder and Hamilton United Methodist Churches, a past Jaycee's member and Hamilton R-II School Board member, a life-long member of the American Angus Association, and a current alderman for the Kidder City Council.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Steven married June Alborn on December 1, 1979, in Hamilton at the United Methodist Church.  She survives of the home.

Additional survivors:  Children-Brandon (Meagan) Grooms, Kidder; and Brooke (Andrew) Thomas, Kidder; 6 grandchildren-Ledger, Aselyn and Knox Grooms, and Chase, Cale, and Mollie June Thomas; 2 Brothers-Michael Grooms, Kidder, and Dr. Paul Grooms (Rhonda), Liberty, MO; Sister-in-Law-Mary Ann (Ed) Bolli, Springfield, MO; Brother-in-Law-Phil Alborn, Belton, MO; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Celebration of Life Service:  11 a.m., Wednesday, November 13, at the Hamilton United Methodist Church sanctuary.

Visitation:  5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, at the Hamilton United Methodist Church Family Life Center.

Interment:  Highland Cemetery, Hamilton.

Memorials:  Hamilton R-II School Ag Dept., or the Caldwell County Fair.

Friends may call Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 9 a.m., until 3:30 p.m., at Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton.