- Date Of Birth: May 18, 1941
- Date Of Death: February 18, 2021
- Spouse: John W. Grant, Sr.
- Siblings: Martha (Clarence) Williams (sister), Frances Graham (sister), Joseph Owens (brother)
- Children: Barbara Denise Thomas, Dianne (Laymen) Sherman, John (Bernice) Grant, Jr., Chris (Demetris) Jackson
- Resting Place: Sugar Hill Cemetery
- City: Sugar Hill
- State: Georgia
Josephine Owens Grant, age 79 of Sugar Hill, GA passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Grant, Sr., and son-in-law, Lavon Thomas.
She is survived by her children, Barbara Denise Thomas, Sugar Hill, GA; Dianne (Laymen) Sherman, Buford, GA, John (Bernice) Grant, Jr., Sugar Hill, GA, Chris (Demetris) Jackson, Sugar Hill, GA; grandchildren, Juvar Grant, Teanna (Antontino) Belt, Taranna (Cederic) Jackson, Tanwanda and Jay Smith, Shannon Sherman, O’Bryant Sherman, Joy Jackson, Jaquiala Thomas, Kimberly Stringer; fourteen great grandchildren; sisters, Martha (Clarence) Williams, Statesboro, GA, Frances Graham, Statesboro, GA; brother, Joseph Owens, Statesboro, GA; sisters-in-law, Pearl Grant, Statesboro, GA, Syerena Grant Pollard, Miami, FL; brothers-in-law, James (Vanessa) Grant, Covington, GA, Matthew Grant, Statesboro, GA, Waldo F. Grant, New York City, NY; special nieces, Delores Owens, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Laura Grant, Sugar Hill, GA; best friends, Robert Reed, Eilene Wells, Joyce Daniel; and a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Mrs. Grant was born on May 18, 1941, in Statesboro, GA.
She received her education from the William James School in Statesboro, GA. She was retired from ISS Janitorial Company. She was a member of the Thomas Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Statesboro, GA.
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