Joanne Lee Grant

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CRESAPTOWN — James W. Grant, 43, Brant Road, Cresaptown, died yesterday, in Memorial Hospital where he had been admitted June 13. Born in Beryl, W. Va., he was the son of Charles R. and Eva (Burke) Grant of Cresaptown. Surviving are his widow, Pauline (Peterson); four daughters, Nancy Sue, Barbara Ann, Joanne Lee, and Jill Marie, all at home; one son, James W. Grant Jr., at home; two brothers, C. William Grant, Buffalo Mills, Pa.; and C. Robert Grant, Cumberland, and five sisters, Mrs. Amelia Clayton, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Mildred Combs, LaVale; Mrs. Dorothy Shimer, Eckhart; Mrs. Pauline Flanigan, Cresaptown, and Mrs. Verna Moon, LaVale. Mr. Grant is a veteran of World War II, a member of Cresaptown Aerie FOE; Victory Post 155, American Legion, and the Allegany County Bowling Association. He was employed by Mason Dairy. The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 1 p.m. Rev. W. Randolph Keefe Jr., and Rev. Samuel N. Booth will officiate and interment will be in Eckhart Cemetery. Aerie 2883 will hold a service at the funeral home today at 8 p.m. The Cumberland News, June 27, 1967.

James married Pauline Peterson in Private. Pauline was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Grant recently observed their 65th wedding anniversary at their home, 59 Brant Road, Cresaptown. The Grants were married February 3, 1907, at Barnum, W.Va., by Rev. Yost, pastor of the Methodist Church. Attendants were Cornelius Cramer and Miss May Durham. Mrs. Grant, formerly Eva V. Burke, is the daughter of the late Dorcas and William N. Burke. Mr. Grant is the son of the late Mary and John Grant. He has one brother, John, who is 78 and resides in Florida, and two sisters, Bertha Stottlemyer, Cresaptown, 86, and Edna Stottlemyer, Cumberland, 83. They are the parents of nine children, seven of whom are living. Amelia Clayton, Cleveland, Ohio; Mildred Combs, LaVale; Robert Grant, Cumberland; Clarence Grant, Hyndman; Pauline Flanagan, Cresaptown; Dorothy Shimer, Cumberland; Verna Moon, LaVale; Paul, a twin to Pauline, died in 1940 and James, who died in 1967. They have 27 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Grant, 83, is able to do some light housework although confined to a wheelchair. Her hobbies were sewing and quilting. Mr. Grant is 89 and enjoys gardening and working in the yard even though he spends most of his time in a wheelchair because of a broken leg suffered in an automobile accident. He was a former pastor of Cresaptown Assembly of God Church and also retired from the Celanese Fibers Company in 1953. The Cumberland Sunday Times, March 12, 1972.

The Rev. Charles R. Grant, 97, of 13513 Brant Avenue, Cresaptown, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital. Born July 10, 1882, in Cresaptown, Rev. Mr. Grant was a son of the late John D. and Mary E. (McKenzie) Grant. His wife, Eva V. (Burke) Grant, died in 1974. Rev. Mr. Grant was a member of the Cresaptown Assembly of God Church, a former Celanese Fibers Company employee, and a retired Assembly of God minister. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Amelia I. Clayton and Mrs. Mildred L. Combs, both of Cresaptown; Mrs. C. Pauline Flanagan, at home; Mrs. Dorothy M. Shimer, Eckhart, and Mrs. Verna R. Moon, LaVale; one son, C. Robert Grant, this city; one sister, Mrs. Bertha Stottlemyer, Cresaptown; 29 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the George Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. at the Cresaptown Assembly of God Church with the Rev. William M. Hoard officiating. Interment will be in Eckhart Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Pallbearers, all grandsons of the late Rev. Mr. Grant, will be Thomas Raley, Bobby Grant, Paul Flanagan, Donald Grant, Allen Shimer and Larry Moon. Cumberland Evening Times [date of death was December 7, 1979]

Charles married Eva V. Burke on 3 Feb 1907 in Barnum, Mineral County, West Virginia. Eva (daughter of William N. Burke and Dorcas A. Lyons) was born in 1888 in Little Orleans, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 2 Oct 1974 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Eva V. Grant, 86, of 13513 Brant Avenue, Cresaptown, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital, where she had been admitted September 15. Born in Little Orleans, Md., she was a daughter of the late William N. and Dorcas A. (Lyons) Burke. Mrs. Grant was a member of the Cresaptown Assembly of God Church. Surviving are her husband, Charles R. Grant; five daughters, Mrs. Amelia I. Clayton, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Mildred L. Combs, LaVale; Mrs. C. Pauline Flanagan, at home; Mrs. Dorothy M. Shimer, LaVale; Mrs. Verna R. Moon, LaVale; one son, C. Robert Grant, this city; one sister, Mrs. Lydia Fazenbaker, Beryl, W. Va.; 29 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the George Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted at the Cresaptown Assembly of God Church, Saturday at 2 p.m. Rev. Hugh L. Porter and Rev. J. E. Barrick will officiate. Interment will be in the Eckhart Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. The Cumberland News, October 3, 1974.

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John D. Grant, 75, a farmer of Cresaptown, died this morning at his home. Mr. Grant is survived by two sons, John and Richard Grant, both of Cresaptown, and by five daughters, Mrs. Scott Chilott, Mrs. James Stottlemeyer, Mrs. John Stottlemeyer, and Mrs. Edward Carpenter, all of Cresaptown, and Mrs. Howard Darr, Frederick, Md. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a. m. Thursday from the Cresaptown Church, with burial in the Cresaptown cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, July 11, 1928.

The property John lived on was granted to him in 1877, Liber F. Folio 445

John married Mary Elizabeth McKenzie on 27 Oct 1871 in Allegany County, Maryland. Mary (daughter of David McKenzie and Mary Carter) was born on 6 Jun 1851 in Maryland; died on 22 Apr 1931 in Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary E. MCKENZIE was born in Jan 1853 in Maryland. She died on 22 Apr 1931 in Cresaptown, Allegany Co., Maryland. Mrs. Mary E. Grant, 79, widow of John D. Grant, died yesterday morning at her home in Cresaptown. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. H. S. Chilcott, Richard Grant and Mrs. James Stottlemeyer, Cresaptown; Mrs. Howard Darr, Frederick, Md.; Mrs. Edward Carpenter, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. John Stottlemeyer, this city, and John Grant, of Philadelphia. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon at the Cresaptown Methodist Episcopal Church, with interment in the church cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, April 23, 1931.

William + Dorcas A. Lyons. Dorcas died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]