Jennie Jean Dale Grant, 73, of Burleson died Saturday, June 12, 2010, in Burleson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church in Joshua. Interment: Tye Memorial Cemetery, Burleson. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jennie Jean Grant was born Dec. 18, 1936, in Shattuck, Okla., to James William and Nettie Irene Walker Dale. She married James C. "J.C." Grant on June 5, 1953, in Amarillo. She was a devoted wife to J.C. for 57 years. She was a charter member of First Assembly of God Church in Joshua for 36 years. She served as a deacon on the church board and taught Sunday school for 30 years. She also touched a lot of lives at Performers Unlimited, where she worked as a secretary. She was very active with anything for children, including Pleasant Hills Children's Home and Heart for the Kids Program, and had a passion for helping the underprivileged youth and inner-city children of the Metroplex. She was more than generous as a grandmother, a true and honest friend, a sweet sister, a beloved aunt and a tireless mother who always inspired her children to do their best in any endeavor. She kept her family grounded with faith and love. She will be deeply missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a brother, Monte Dale. Survivors: Daughters, Shelley Grant of Burleson and Pam Grant Tatum of Burleson; sister, Dorothy Hamlin and husband, Al, of Burleson; granddaughter, Ashley Tatum of Burleson; cousin, Chuck Dale and wife, Nancy, of Richardson; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Published in Star-Telegram on June 17, 2010
Published in Star-Telegram on June 17, 2010
Jennie Jean Dale Grant, 73, of Burleson died Saturday, June 12, 2010, in Burleson. Funeral: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church in Joshua. Interment: Tye Memorial Cemetery, Burleson. Visitation: 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mountain Valley Funeral Home. Jennie Jean Grant was born Dec. 18, 1936, in Shattuck, Okla., to James William and Nettie Irene Walker Dale. She married James C. "J.C." Grant on June 5, 1953, in Amarillo. She was a devoted wife to J.C. for 57 years. She was a charter member of First Assembly of God Church in Joshua for 36 years. She served as a deacon on the church board and taught Sunday school for 30 years. She also touched a lot of lives at Performers Unlimited, where she worked as a secretary. She was very active with anything for children, including Pleasant Hills Children's Home and Heart for the Kids Program, and had a passion for helping the underprivileged youth and inner-city children of the Metroplex. She was more than generous as a grandmother, a true and honest friend, a sweet sister, a beloved aunt and a tireless mother who always inspired her children to do their best in any endeavor. She kept her family grounded with faith and love. She will be deeply missed. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and a brother, Monte Dale. Survivors: Daughters, Shelley Grant of Burleson and Pam Grant Tatum of Burleson; sister, Dorothy Hamlin and husband, Al, of Burleson; granddaughter, Ashley Tatum of Burleson; cousin, Chuck Dale and wife, Nancy, of Richardson; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Published in Star-Telegram on June 17, 2010
Published in Star-Telegram on June 17, 2010
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