Troy Edgar Grant - Marshall, Texas

Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Troy Edgar Grant, 69, of Marshall, Texas, formerly of Leachville, died Thursday, Sept. 9, 2004, at Good Shepherd Medical Center in Longview, Texas.

Born at Leachville, he was the son of the late Roy E. and Carrie Covey Grant and had lived in Marshall for the past year. He was retired form the DuPont Corporation and was a U.S. Army veteran.

He is survived by two sons, Troy Grant, Jr., of Marshall, Texas, and Dennis Grant of Paragould; a daughter, Sherry Grant of Marshall, Texas; two brothers, Roy Grant of Jonesboro and Jerry Grant of Monette; a sister, Sandra Pylant of Jonesboro; and four grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Billy Joe Grant, and his sister, Betty Nell Grant.

The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Howard Funeral chapel in Leachville with Rev. Harold Russell officiating. Burial was in the Leachville Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Sonny Hill, Raymond Covey, Roy Grant, III, Jack Kee, John Williams and Bill Northcut.