San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Grant, George A. September 14 2004
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The Record  September 17, 2004
Stockton

George A. Grant 
Mar. 26, 1920 - Sept. 14, 2004

George A. Grant of Stockton, California, age 84 years, passed away on Tuesday, 
September 14, 2004. He was born on March 26, 1920 to Wyatt H. Grant and Lillie 
Mae Reader in Devine, Texas. He married Dorothea L. Peachey and they had two 
sons, Leonard G. Grant and Kent A. Grant. He had a granddaughter, Sunni Grant, 
from Leonard's marriage, and two grandsons, Joseph and John Grant, from Kent's 
marriage. He is also survived by his daughter-in-law and Kent's wife, Ellen 
Grant; also grandchildren, Erika, Christina, and David Ragsdale; great 
grandchildren, Jessica Lawson, Isabella Grant, Eric, Austin, and Eleana Grant; 
and step-sons, Rick, Dennis, and David Ragsdale. He was preceded in death by 4 
siblings. Dorothea passed away in 1992 after 52 years of marriage. George later 
married Rita Maxine Ragsdale and has been truly blessed to have had two 
wonderful women in his life. George was a World War II veteran in the Army Air 
Corp/Army Air Force and subsequently served in the U.S. Air Force for a total 
of 20 years before retiring as a Senior Master Sargeant. In World War II, he 
served in England, France, and North Africa as a B-17 Crew Chief. Later in his 
Air Force career he was a Flight Engineer for C-130 air craft. George also 
worked for 20 years with the California Youth Authority and retired as a 
Lieutenant. 
A Memorial Service will be held on Monday, September 20, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. at 
Quail Lakes Baptist Church, 1904 Quail Lakes Dr., Stockton. Graveside committal 
service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Monday at Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 & 
Harney Ln., Lodi. Military Honors will be presented by the the Travis Air Force 
Base Honor Guard. 
Memorial contributions may be given in his memory to the American Cancer 
Society, 207 E. Alpine Ave., Stockton, CA 95204 or to the Quail Lakes Baptist 
Church Memorial Fund, 1904 Quail Lakes Dr., Stockton, CA 95207. Cherokee 
Memorial Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 
 




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