J. C. "Red" Grant

On September 17, 2008 our beloved father and grandfather J. C. "Red" Grant was called to heaven. He was born September 15, 1931 in Clarkton, Missouri to Buford Evart Grant and Hattie Mendoza Wilkins Grant. He was the youngest of seven children and was preceded in death by two brothers and four sisters. As a young child he worked on the farm and picked cotton and attended school. At the age of 15, he enlisted into the Air Force. He served his first tour of duty in occupied Japan at the end of World War II. After completing that tour of duty he signed up and joined the Army and went to Korea where served an additional six years. After returning home he met and married Margaret Agnes Roberts of Clyde, New York. They married in Holly Springs, Mississippi. After returning for a short time to Clarkton, Mo., they moved to East Cape Girardeau, Illinois where he worked as a farm hand; then moved to Cape Girardeau, Missouri where he worked for Southeast Missouri State University as a Heavy Duty Lead Custodian at Dearmont Hall for 20 years. Upon retiring from the University he went to work for an additional 10 years for Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was forced to retire completely from work due to his health. He was never retired from his family's lives. He had three children, Nanci (Stan) Burchell, Susan (Jim) King, and David Jay Grant. They were a great source of comfort to him in his final days. He loved to ride horses and go to rodeo's with his granddaughter, Jamie King. He loved fishing with his grandsons, Randy Burchell, Justin Kottabi, and Joseph Harrison. His beloved great-grandson, Thomas Burchell was a great source of joy in his life. He was a member of the VFW 3838 and the Eagles Aerie No. 3775. He will be loved and missed by the people he worked with, lived with and loved. We hope all his friends and family will attend a brief visitation followed by a funeral service on Monday, September 22, 2008 starting at 10:00 a.m. at Ford and Sons Funeral Home on Mt. Auburn Rd. with Rev. Cy Smith officiating, with interment at the Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Missouri at 1:00 PM.

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J. C. "Red" Grant

September 17, 2008