Franklin R. Grant

Mr. Franklin Roosevelt Grant, son of the late William Grant, Sr. and the late Willie Mae Singleton Grant was born on November 5, 1936. He received his Heavenly wings on Friday, January 20, 2023. 

Franklin served his country in the United States Army. He worked for many years as an expert craftsman molding wood until his retirement. Franklin loved his family and was known for his big heart and acts of service to his loved ones and friends.

Franklin was preceded in death by his parents, William and Willie Mae Grant, a stepmother, Lou Ella H. Grant; his wife, Louvenia Grant; a daughter, Marva Grant DuBose; a son, Craig Kipling Grant; a son-in-law, Lucius DuBose; a sister, Daisy Tomoney; and three brothers, William Grant, Jr., Jeremiah Grant, and Robert Grant.

Franklin leaves to cherish his memories: two granddaughters, Mya Latrice DuBose and Erin Kennedy Grant; a daughter-in-law, Erica Grant; four brothers, Leroy Grant, Nathan Grant, Frank Lynn Grant, and Samuel Grant; three sisters, Mable Christian, Willie Mae Thomas, and Ruth Brown; four brothers-in-law, Orlando Jackson, Herman Jackson, Sylvester Gardner and Nathaniel Myers; five sisters-in-law, Lillian Gardner, Jacqueline Jackson, Susan Grant, Minnie Grant, and Alma Grant; and a host of other relatives and friends. 

Please keep the family of Franklin R. Grant in your thoughts and prayers.