Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



Corsicana Daily Sun - Oct 04, 2005 edition:

Obituaries for 10/01/05

Pearlie Mae Grant

Pearlie Mae Grant, 86, of Dallas and formerly of Corsicana, passed away
Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, at Amberwood Nursing Care Center of Celina.

Services will be 11:30 a.m. today at First Independent Baptist Church, 703 E.
Fifth Ave., with Bishop Larry Nichols officiating. Interment will follow at
Pleasant Hall Cemetery in Winkler.

Mrs. Grant was born March 24, 1919, in Winkler. She was a member of Bethlehem
Outreach Apostolic Temple of Dallas.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis C. Grant; four sons, Leroy
Grant, Edward Grant, John Louis Grant and Benjamin O. Davis Grant; and one
grandson, “Lil” Eddie Chambers.

Survivors include seven daughters, Doris Kennedy (George) of Fort Worth, Gladys
Sparks (Curtis) of Corsicana, Mary Sheppard (Billy) of Dallas, Alice Chambers
(Mike), Katherine Grant (B.T.), and Diann Kelly (Elbert), all of Corsicana, and
Tommy Jean Grant (Nolen) of Clarksville; two sons, Bennie Ray Grant of
Corsicana and Fred Grant of Waxahachie; daughter-in-law, Helen Renfro Grant of
Corsicana; 28 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren
including TreShun Overton of California; godchild, Terry Mitchell Ridley of
Houston; a special brother and sister-in-law, Edward and Mary Grant of
Streetman; a host of nieces and nephews including Paul Packer of New York City;
other relatives and friends.

Arrangements by Ross and Johnson Mortuary.