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Della <I>Harris</I> Gant

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Della Harris Gant

Birth
Victoria County, Texas, USA
Death
15 Jun 1982 (aged 91)
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
Burial
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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Section F2, Row 2
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MRS. DELLA GANT
Mrs. Della Gant, 91, of 119 S. George St., died Tuesday at a local hospital following a lengthy illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Gant, who died June 1.
Born March 17, 1891 in Victoria County, she had been a resident of Kingsville before returning to Victoria a year ago.
She was a housewife and a member of the Baptist Church.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Barefield Funeral Home.
The Victoria Advocate-Wednesday, June 16, 1982, page 12A.

MRS. DELLA GANT
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Gant, 91, of 119 S. George St., who died Tuesday evening in a local hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
The Rev. Earl Jackson of Kingsville will officiate with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Walk-in visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Barefield Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Patrick and Steve Cook, Jerry and Dwayne Clemons, Koyton Gant and Richard Harris Jr.
Listed as honorary pallbearers are deacons and trustees of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
Mrs. Gant was born March 17, 1891, in Victoria County, and had resided in Kingsville before returning to Victoria a year ago. She was a Baptist , a member of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter 569 and the Valley League in Kingsville. Her husband, Edgar Gant, died on June 1.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Josephine Washington of Victoria and Mrs. Mamie Duncan of Houston; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Cora Shelton of San Antonio and Mrs. Ella Mae Davis of Giddings; four sons, Jim, Walter and Jerome Cook of Victoria and Isaiah Cook Jr. of Houston; two stepsons, Elvin Gant Sr. of San Antonio and Edgar Gant Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother, Richard Harris Sr. of Victoria; six grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 48 great-great-grandchildren.
The Victoria Advocate-Friday, June 18, 1982, page 12A.
MRS. DELLA GANT
Mrs. Della Gant, 91, of 119 S. George St., died Tuesday at a local hospital following a lengthy illness.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Edgar Gant, who died June 1.
Born March 17, 1891 in Victoria County, she had been a resident of Kingsville before returning to Victoria a year ago.
She was a housewife and a member of the Baptist Church.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Barefield Funeral Home.
The Victoria Advocate-Wednesday, June 16, 1982, page 12A.

MRS. DELLA GANT
Funeral services for Mrs. Della Gant, 91, of 119 S. George St., who died Tuesday evening in a local hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
The Rev. Earl Jackson of Kingsville will officiate with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Walk-in visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday at Barefield Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Patrick and Steve Cook, Jerry and Dwayne Clemons, Koyton Gant and Richard Harris Jr.
Listed as honorary pallbearers are deacons and trustees of Mount Calvary Baptist Church.
Mrs. Gant was born March 17, 1891, in Victoria County, and had resided in Kingsville before returning to Victoria a year ago. She was a Baptist , a member of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter 569 and the Valley League in Kingsville. Her husband, Edgar Gant, died on June 1.
Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Josephine Washington of Victoria and Mrs. Mamie Duncan of Houston; two stepdaughters, Mrs. Cora Shelton of San Antonio and Mrs. Ella Mae Davis of Giddings; four sons, Jim, Walter and Jerome Cook of Victoria and Isaiah Cook Jr. of Houston; two stepsons, Elvin Gant Sr. of San Antonio and Edgar Gant Jr. of Los Angeles, Calif.; a brother, Richard Harris Sr. of Victoria; six grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and 48 great-great-grandchildren.
The Victoria Advocate-Friday, June 18, 1982, page 12A.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99424049/della-gant: accessed ), memorial page for Della Harris Gant (17 Mar 1891–15 Jun 1982), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99424049, citing Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Susan Young (contributor 47786312).