Earl "Dwight" Grant, age 90, of Peoria, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Liberty Village in Peoria.
He was born Sept. 2, 1932 in Marion, IL to Ewel and Pansy (Harrison) Grant. He married his High School sweetheart, Jenny Stocks on June 6, 1953 in Johnston City, IL. She survives along with one daughter, Maralee (Shine) DeBord of Princeville; two brothers: Everett (Martha) Grant, Noel (Linda) Grant, two sisters: Sherry Grant, Betty Davis-Nelson, all of Southern Illinois, and one other sister, Nancy (Jim) Guerin of Connecticut.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his step-mother, Mildred Libby Grant (who raised him), and two sisters: Ruth Burnett and Evelyn Sheffield.
Dwight was a United States veteran of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and the United States Air Force, serving from 1949 till his retirement in 1988. He was proud of the fact he went on the Peoria Honor Flight in Sept. 2015 with his daughter Maralee.
He was a faithful member of Bethany Baptist Church in Peoria for nearly 70 years. While at church he was active serving as an usher, deacon and a trustee. He enjoyed deer hunting and fishing. He especially loved spending time with his family and making homemade ice cream.
Burial will be in Princeville City Cemetery with Military Honors.
Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home in Peoria.
He was born Sept. 2, 1932 in Marion, IL to Ewel and Pansy (Harrison) Grant. He married his High School sweetheart, Jenny Stocks on June 6, 1953 in Johnston City, IL. She survives along with one daughter, Maralee (Shine) DeBord of Princeville; two brothers: Everett (Martha) Grant, Noel (Linda) Grant, two sisters: Sherry Grant, Betty Davis-Nelson, all of Southern Illinois, and one other sister, Nancy (Jim) Guerin of Connecticut.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his step-mother, Mildred Libby Grant (who raised him), and two sisters: Ruth Burnett and Evelyn Sheffield.
Dwight was a United States veteran of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and the United States Air Force, serving from 1949 till his retirement in 1988. He was proud of the fact he went on the Peoria Honor Flight in Sept. 2015 with his daughter Maralee.
He was a faithful member of Bethany Baptist Church in Peoria for nearly 70 years. While at church he was active serving as an usher, deacon and a trustee. He enjoyed deer hunting and fishing. He especially loved spending time with his family and making homemade ice cream.
Burial will be in Princeville City Cemetery with Military Honors.
Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home in Peoria.
Earl "Dwight" Grant, age 90, of Peoria, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Liberty Village in Peoria.
He was born Sept. 2, 1932 in Marion, IL to Ewel and Pansy (Harrison) Grant. He married his High School sweetheart, Jenny Stocks on June 6, 1953 in Johnston City, IL. She survives along with one daughter, Maralee (Shine) DeBord of Princeville; two brothers: Everett (Martha) Grant, Noel (Linda) Grant, two sisters: Sherry Grant, Betty Davis-Nelson, all of Southern Illinois, and one other sister, Nancy (Jim) Guerin of Connecticut.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his step-mother, Mildred Libby Grant (who raised him), and two sisters: Ruth Burnett and Evelyn Sheffield.
Dwight was a United States veteran of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and the United States Air Force, serving from 1949 till his retirement in 1988. He was proud of the fact he went on the Peoria Honor Flight in Sept. 2015 with his daughter Maralee.
He was a faithful member of Bethany Baptist Church in Peoria for nearly 70 years. While at church he was active serving as an usher, deacon and a trustee. He enjoyed deer hunting and fishing. He especially loved spending time with his family and making homemade ice cream.
Burial will be in Princeville City Cemetery with Military Honors.
Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home in Peoria.
He was born Sept. 2, 1932 in Marion, IL to Ewel and Pansy (Harrison) Grant. He married his High School sweetheart, Jenny Stocks on June 6, 1953 in Johnston City, IL. She survives along with one daughter, Maralee (Shine) DeBord of Princeville; two brothers: Everett (Martha) Grant, Noel (Linda) Grant, two sisters: Sherry Grant, Betty Davis-Nelson, all of Southern Illinois, and one other sister, Nancy (Jim) Guerin of Connecticut.
He is preceded in death by his parents, his step-mother, Mildred Libby Grant (who raised him), and two sisters: Ruth Burnett and Evelyn Sheffield.
Dwight was a United States veteran of the Army National Guard, Air National Guard, and the United States Air Force, serving from 1949 till his retirement in 1988. He was proud of the fact he went on the Peoria Honor Flight in Sept. 2015 with his daughter Maralee.
He was a faithful member of Bethany Baptist Church in Peoria for nearly 70 years. While at church he was active serving as an usher, deacon and a trustee. He enjoyed deer hunting and fishing. He especially loved spending time with his family and making homemade ice cream.
Burial will be in Princeville City Cemetery with Military Honors.
Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home in Peoria.
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