In Memory
George Wilkinson Grant
Oct 4, 1915 - Oct 20, 2004
GRANT, GEORGE W., 89, of Palm Harbor, formerly of St. Petersburg, died Wednesday (Oct. 20, 2004) at Valencia House assisted living facility, Palm Harbor. He was born in Coloma, Mich., and in 1933 moved to St. Petersburg from South Bend, Ind.
He moved to Palm Harbor in 1973 from Las Vegas. He worked in advertising for the Des Moines Register and Nations Business magazine. After World War II, he took over the Grant-O Marmalades & Jellies family business. In 1960, he returned to media advertising in Las Vegas and Calgary, Canada. He was a member of the first graduating class of St. Petersburg Junior College in 1935 and later earned a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.
He was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a member of St. Ignatius of Antioch Catholic Church, Tarpon Springs, and a volunteer for more than 15 years at East Lake High School.
Survivors include two daughters, Barbara Wragg, Seminole, and Sally Walker, Palm Harbor; a sister, Mary Helen Kelly, Winter Park; a nephew, Bob Kelly, Orlando; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Thomas B. Dobies Funeral Homes, Tarpon Avenue Chapel, Tarpon Springs
Article from 24 Oct 2004 Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, FL)
Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com
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