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- [S16] Obituary.
March 13, 1916 - May 27, 2011
MURPHY ALLEN GRANT, 95, a lifelong resident of Lewis Chapel, went home to be with the Lord on May 27, 2011. He was preceded in death by his sons, Darwin Winford and Allen Leon Grant; parents, William Thomas and Prescilla Harvey Grant; brothers, Standifer, Colonel, Marvin, and Claude Grant; sisters, Aldenia Ables and Hester Green.
Survivors include his wife of over 75 years, Bessie Viola Swanger Grant; daughters, Ester Lee and Audry (Bryan) Gibson, Dunlap; sons, Vernon Eugene “Gene” (Ruby) Grant and Ellis Elbert “Snooke” (Martha) Grant, Lewis Chapel; sisters, Viola Young and Naomi Fredricks, Soddy-Daisy; sisters-in-law Judy Grant; 25 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; special nephews, James and Claude Grant.
Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm CST Sunday, May 29, 2011 in the Ewton Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Michael Grant and Bro. Jason Stephenson officiating. Burial will follow in Varner Cemetery, Visitation 12 – 8 pm CST Saturday.
Pallbearers – Marty, Randy, and Rocky Grant, Daniel Stephenson, Larry Lee, and Elija Gibson.
- [S84] Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780 - 2002, (www.ancestry.com).
Name: Murphey Grant
Spouse: Bessie Smith
Marriage Date: 2 Nov 1936
Marriage County: Sequatchie
Marriage State: Tennessee
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