Anthony (Tony) Grant, Sr.
January 09, 2017
Shapleigh
Anthony “Tony” Grant, Sr., 99, of Shapleigh, died on Monday, January 9, 2016 at the Greenwood Center in Sanford.
Tony was born in Millinocket on May 24, 1917 to Joseph and Anna Grant. When he was a small child his family relocated to Dayton where he grew up and attended local schools. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II. When he was a teenager he began working for Central Maine Power and stayed there his entire working life until retiring in 1979 as a line foreman. Tony was married to Ada Deering and together they raised two children and shared 59 years of marriage until her death in 2000.
Tony was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing, hunting and trapping. He loved gardening and was well known for his cucumbers that he sold at his vegetable stand in front of his house. He has been the Boston Post Cane holder for the town of Shapleigh since 2013 and had been a member of the Masons for most of his life. He will be remembered as a free spirit who lived a long and happy life doing the things that he liked to do.
Tony was predeceased by his wife, Ada Deering Grant.
Surviving are two children, Carol Bacon and her husband Ron of Shapleigh and Anthony Grant, Jr. and his wife, Nancy Campbell-Jones of West Kennebunk; his grandson, Jeffrey Bacon and his wife Lisa of Shapleigh and great-grandchildren Kate and Gavin Bacon; his granddaughter Jill Egan and her partner Jason Watson of Shapleigh and great-grandchildren, Stephanie Egan of Brighton, Massachusetts and Matthew Egan of Shapleigh; his granddaughter, Heidi Soper and her husband Paul of Elon, North Carolina and great-grandchildren Roslyn and Grant Soper; his grandson Todd Grant and his wife Donna of Plymouth, Michigan and great-grandchildren Madison and Emily Grant and his grandson, Mark Grant and his wife Jennifer of Brighton, Michigan and great-grandchildren Hanna, Maxwell, Kennedy and Amelia Grant.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 PM on Saturday, January 14th at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home located at 580 Main Street in Springvale. A private interment will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.
January 09, 2017
Shapleigh
Anthony “Tony” Grant, Sr., 99, of Shapleigh, died on Monday, January 9, 2016 at the Greenwood Center in Sanford.
Tony was born in Millinocket on May 24, 1917 to Joseph and Anna Grant. When he was a small child his family relocated to Dayton where he grew up and attended local schools. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II. When he was a teenager he began working for Central Maine Power and stayed there his entire working life until retiring in 1979 as a line foreman. Tony was married to Ada Deering and together they raised two children and shared 59 years of marriage until her death in 2000.
Tony was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing, hunting and trapping. He loved gardening and was well known for his cucumbers that he sold at his vegetable stand in front of his house. He has been the Boston Post Cane holder for the town of Shapleigh since 2013 and had been a member of the Masons for most of his life. He will be remembered as a free spirit who lived a long and happy life doing the things that he liked to do.
Tony was predeceased by his wife, Ada Deering Grant.
Surviving are two children, Carol Bacon and her husband Ron of Shapleigh and Anthony Grant, Jr. and his wife, Nancy Campbell-Jones of West Kennebunk; his grandson, Jeffrey Bacon and his wife Lisa of Shapleigh and great-grandchildren Kate and Gavin Bacon; his granddaughter Jill Egan and her partner Jason Watson of Shapleigh and great-grandchildren, Stephanie Egan of Brighton, Massachusetts and Matthew Egan of Shapleigh; his granddaughter, Heidi Soper and her husband Paul of Elon, North Carolina and great-grandchildren Roslyn and Grant Soper; his grandson Todd Grant and his wife Donna of Plymouth, Michigan and great-grandchildren Madison and Emily Grant and his grandson, Mark Grant and his wife Jennifer of Brighton, Michigan and great-grandchildren Hanna, Maxwell, Kennedy and Amelia Grant.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 PM on Saturday, January 14th at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home located at 580 Main Street in Springvale. A private interment will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.
Anthony (Tony) Grant, Sr.
January 09, 2017
Shapleigh
Anthony “Tony” Grant, Sr., 99, of Shapleigh, died on Monday, January 9, 2016 at the Greenwood Center in Sanford.
Tony was born in Millinocket on May 24, 1917 to Joseph and Anna Grant. When he was a small child his family relocated to Dayton where he grew up and attended local schools. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II. When he was a teenager he began working for Central Maine Power and stayed there his entire working life until retiring in 1979 as a line foreman. Tony was married to Ada Deering and together they raised two children and shared 59 years of marriage until her death in 2000.
Tony was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing, hunting and trapping. He loved gardening and was well known for his cucumbers that he sold at his vegetable stand in front of his house. He has been the Boston Post Cane holder for the town of Shapleigh since 2013 and had been a member of the Masons for most of his life. He will be remembered as a free spirit who lived a long and happy life doing the things that he liked to do.
Tony was predeceased by his wife, Ada Deering Grant.
Surviving are two children, Carol Bacon and her husband Ron of Shapleigh and Anthony Grant, Jr. and his wife, Nancy Campbell-Jones of West Kennebunk; his grandson, Jeffrey Bacon and his wife Lisa of Shapleigh and great-grandchildren Kate and Gavin Bacon; his granddaughter Jill Egan and her partner Jason Watson of Shapleigh and great-grandchildren, Stephanie Egan of Brighton, Massachusetts and Matthew Egan of Shapleigh; his granddaughter, Heidi Soper and her husband Paul of Elon, North Carolina and great-grandchildren Roslyn and Grant Soper; his grandson Todd Grant and his wife Donna of Plymouth, Michigan and great-grandchildren Madison and Emily Grant and his grandson, Mark Grant and his wife Jennifer of Brighton, Michigan and great-grandchildren Hanna, Maxwell, Kennedy and Amelia Grant.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 PM on Saturday, January 14th at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home located at 580 Main Street in Springvale. A private interment will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.
January 09, 2017
Shapleigh
Anthony “Tony” Grant, Sr., 99, of Shapleigh, died on Monday, January 9, 2016 at the Greenwood Center in Sanford.
Tony was born in Millinocket on May 24, 1917 to Joseph and Anna Grant. When he was a small child his family relocated to Dayton where he grew up and attended local schools. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during World War II. When he was a teenager he began working for Central Maine Power and stayed there his entire working life until retiring in 1979 as a line foreman. Tony was married to Ada Deering and together they raised two children and shared 59 years of marriage until her death in 2000.
Tony was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed fishing, hunting and trapping. He loved gardening and was well known for his cucumbers that he sold at his vegetable stand in front of his house. He has been the Boston Post Cane holder for the town of Shapleigh since 2013 and had been a member of the Masons for most of his life. He will be remembered as a free spirit who lived a long and happy life doing the things that he liked to do.
Tony was predeceased by his wife, Ada Deering Grant.
Surviving are two children, Carol Bacon and her husband Ron of Shapleigh and Anthony Grant, Jr. and his wife, Nancy Campbell-Jones of West Kennebunk; his grandson, Jeffrey Bacon and his wife Lisa of Shapleigh and great-grandchildren Kate and Gavin Bacon; his granddaughter Jill Egan and her partner Jason Watson of Shapleigh and great-grandchildren, Stephanie Egan of Brighton, Massachusetts and Matthew Egan of Shapleigh; his granddaughter, Heidi Soper and her husband Paul of Elon, North Carolina and great-grandchildren Roslyn and Grant Soper; his grandson Todd Grant and his wife Donna of Plymouth, Michigan and great-grandchildren Madison and Emily Grant and his grandson, Mark Grant and his wife Jennifer of Brighton, Michigan and great-grandchildren Hanna, Maxwell, Kennedy and Amelia Grant.
Visitation will be held from 2:00 to 5:00 PM on Saturday, January 14th at the Carll-Heald & Black Funeral Home located at 580 Main Street in Springvale. A private interment will be held at a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction of Black Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Sanford-Springvale.
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