C. William (Bill) Grant

Abt 1917 - 1972  (~ 55 years)

• Name	C. William (Bill) Grant
  Birth	Abt 1917	Beryl, Mineral County, West Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Mar 1972	Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland
  Notes	Services for C. William (Bill) Grant, 55, of RD 1, Buffalo Mills, Pa., who died yesterday in Memorial Hospital from injuries received February 26 in a car-truck collision, will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. in the George Funeral Home by Rev. Ray Mallow. Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens. The accident occurred just inside the Pennsylvania line on Route 95 north of Ellerslie. Pennsylvania State Police said a pickup truck operated by Mr. Grant was struck headon by a car driven by Zane Lee Shaffer, 20, of Hyndman. Police said the Shaffer vehicle, which was southbound, ran off the highway onto the berm, then crossed into the northbound lane and struck Mr. Grant's truck. Mr. Grant was born at Beryl, W. Va., and was a son of Charles R. and Eva (Burke) Grant, Cresaptown. He was employed as an iron worker and was a member of Local 568 Ironworkers' Union. Mr. Grant was also a veteran of World War II. Surviving are his widow, Lanna (Gibbons) Grant; a son, Donald H. Grant, Buffalo Mills; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Iona L. Skelley, Cresaptown; a stepson, Robert L. Carver, Florence, Colo.; five sisters, Mrs. Amelia Clayton, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Mildred Combs, and Mrs. Verna Moon, both of LaVale; Mrs. Dorothy Shimer, National Highway; and Mrs. Pauline Flanigan, Cresaptown; a brother, Robert C. Grant, Cumberland, and five stepgrandchildren. Friends will be received in the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Cumberland Evening Times, March 17, 1972.
  Person ID	I12984	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Charles Richard Grant,   b. 10 Jul 1882, Garrett County, Maryland d. 7 Dec 1979, Cresaptown, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 97 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eva V. Burke,   b. 1888, Little Orleans, Allegany County, Maryland d. 2 Oct 1974, Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland (Age 86 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Feb 1907	Barnum, Mineral County, West Virginia
  Family ID	F06221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lanna Gibbons,   b. Private
  Marriage	Private
  Children	1. Donald H. Grant,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
  Family ID	F06315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021