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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Robert William (Bob) Grant, Sr.
Robert William
(Bob) Grant, Sr.
Nov 11, 1929 — Apr 1, 2014
Robert William (Bob) Grant, Sr.'s Obituary
Rev. Robert William (Bob) Grant, Sr., 84, Hamilton, Missouri, passed away April 1, 2014, at the Heartland Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph. Bob had previously lived in Kansas City, Kansas, and Trenton, Mo., before moving to Hamilton in 1964.
Bob was born on November 11, 1929, in Trenton, Mo., to H.E. and Jessie Fern Atterbery Grant. He graduated from the Trenton High School in 1948, and then attended the Trenton Junior College for 2 years. He earned his B.A. at the University of Missouri School of Religion, and then went on to earn his Master's Degree in Religion at MU. He had attended pharmacy school at UMKC for 3 years, as well as becoming and working as a registered barber while living in Trenton. Bob had also served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict.
Bob had worked for 22 years as a social worker for The Division of Family Services in Hamilton and the surrounding areas. Bob had also been a minister for 42 years serving the Hamilton Federated Church, Hamilton, the Kidder Christian Church, Kidder, Mo., and The Christian Church in Harris, Mo.
Bob was a 50 year member of the Trenton, Mo., #111 AF & AM Masonic Lodge, and the Trenton Chapter No. 66 Royal Arch Masons-York Rights, as well as a member of the Hamilton Federated Church.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; Grandson, Drew Grant; Sister, Doris Jean Grant; and Brother, Max R. Grant.
On September 16, 1950, he married Darlene Dill at the First Christian Church in Trenton. She survives of the home.
Additional survivors: Children-Robert Grant, Jr. (Sharon), Hamilton; Steven Grant (Deanna), Hamilton; and Teresa Bavisotto (David), Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Sisters-Marilyn Nolan (Ralph), Blue Springs, Mo., and Mary Sue Flummer, Belton, Mo.; 10 grandchildren (1 preceded); 7 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Service: 2 p.m., Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Hamilton Federated Church.
Visitation: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, April 4, at the church.
Interment: Highland Cemetery, Hamilton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church.
Bob was born on November 11, 1929, in Trenton, Mo., to H.E. and Jessie Fern Atterbery Grant. He graduated from the Trenton High School in 1948, and then attended the Trenton Junior College for 2 years. He earned his B.A. at the University of Missouri School of Religion, and then went on to earn his Master's Degree in Religion at MU. He had attended pharmacy school at UMKC for 3 years, as well as becoming and working as a registered barber while living in Trenton. Bob had also served our country in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict.
Bob had worked for 22 years as a social worker for The Division of Family Services in Hamilton and the surrounding areas. Bob had also been a minister for 42 years serving the Hamilton Federated Church, Hamilton, the Kidder Christian Church, Kidder, Mo., and The Christian Church in Harris, Mo.
Bob was a 50 year member of the Trenton, Mo., #111 AF & AM Masonic Lodge, and the Trenton Chapter No. 66 Royal Arch Masons-York Rights, as well as a member of the Hamilton Federated Church.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; Grandson, Drew Grant; Sister, Doris Jean Grant; and Brother, Max R. Grant.
On September 16, 1950, he married Darlene Dill at the First Christian Church in Trenton. She survives of the home.
Additional survivors: Children-Robert Grant, Jr. (Sharon), Hamilton; Steven Grant (Deanna), Hamilton; and Teresa Bavisotto (David), Oconomowoc, Wisconsin; Sisters-Marilyn Nolan (Ralph), Blue Springs, Mo., and Mary Sue Flummer, Belton, Mo.; 10 grandchildren (1 preceded); 7 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral Service: 2 p.m., Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the Hamilton Federated Church.
Visitation: 6:30 to 8 p.m., Friday, April 4, at the church.
Interment: Highland Cemetery, Hamilton.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church.
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