Mary Louise Grant

Mrs. Mary Louise Grant was born Mary Louise Hatter in Ft. Lauderdale, Mississippi on June 22, 1934, to her parents, Ben and Ida Hatter, and 83 years later fell asleep in death peacefully with a smile on her face. Mary grew up in Baldwin, Michigan where she attended and graduated from Baldwin High School. She then moved to Chicago, Illinois where she met and married Lee Grant.

As a young child, she became a member of the Church of Christ in Baldwin, Michigan. Later in life, she was a dedicated member of the South 17th Street Church of Christ in Saginaw, Michigan. Mary enjoyed cooking, watching television, crossword puzzles and being with her family. If you wanted a good laugh—visit Mary’s house.

She leaves to treasure loving memories three daughters, Althea (Robert) Davis, Brenda Hatter and Carol Grant; five sons, Lee (Beverly) Grant, Larry, Leslie Travis and Trenton Grant, Joseph (Brenda) Bowens; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Ida McCray; brothers, Frank (Pearline) Hatter and Steve Hatter; many nieces, nephews and cousins.

Mrs. Grant was preceded in death by one son, Barry Grant; three grandchildren, Olin Jeremy Grant, Pam Washington, and Dontaye Lavelle Hatter; her parents, Ben and Ida Hatter; sisters, Dorothy (Louis) Neal, Rita (Otis) Harris-Smith, Marie (Danny) Chapman, Ernestine Davis; brothers, Ernest, Charles, Fred and Ben Hatter.

Special thanks to her childhood friends, Martin and Lois, Alandy, her in-home caretaker, Stone Crest Assisted living, America Home and Hospice, the team at Region 7, her daughter-in-law, Brenda Bowens, and son-in-law, Robert Davis for the unselfish love you shared, her Church of Christ family who prayed for her without ceasing; Minister Cedric Townsel and Paradise Funeral Chapel.

“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things have passed away.” --Revelation 21:4