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CELEBRATION OF LIFEFOR
Deacon Mitchell Grant, Jr.
Sunrise Sunset October 23, 1938 February 1, 2018
Wednesday, February 7, 201811:00 AM
Macedonia Baptist church1260 County Road 10
Tuskegee, Aabama 36083
Rev. D. L. Heard, PastorOfficiating
BURTON’S FUNERAL HOME607 East Martin L. King Hwy.
E-mail: [email protected]: www.burtonsfuneralhome.com
Tuskegee, Alabama 36083Tel. 334 727-2120 Fax: 334 727-1330
PallbearersNephews and Friends
Flower BearersNieces and Friends
Int erment Ashdale CemeteryTuskegee, Alabama
RepastMacedonia Fellowship Hall
AcknowledgementThe family of the late Deacon Mitchell Grant, Jr., acknowledge with great
appreciation your phone calls, visits, words of encouragement, prayers and every act of kindness shown during their time of bereavement.
May God continue to bless and keep you, is our prayer.
Professional Services Entrusted To
ObituaryDeacon Mitchell Grant, Jr., was born October 23, 1938, to the late
Mitchell Grant, Sr., and Nona Lue Grant in Tuskegee (Macon County), Alabama. He
peacefully entered eternal rest on Thursday, February 1, 2018, at his home with family
at his side.
In 1963, Mitchell enlisted in the United States Army and served diligently until
his retirement in 1983. He was a member of Macedonia Baptist Church for many
years, devotedly serving and working in the vineyard until his health began to fail.
Mitchell had a passion for sports, westerns, and most of all, his family—especially his
grandchildren.
Loving memories of Deacon Mitchell Grant, Jr., will forever be cherished by his wife,
Clydie M. Grant, Tuskegee, AL; four daughters, Carolyn (Edward) Hill, Colorado
Springs, CO, Della Grant, Auburn, AL, Tammi Grant, Fairborn, OH, and Zandra
Grant, Tuskegee, AL; two sons, Earl (Tammy) Grant, Atlanta, GA, and Rickey (Cathy)
Grant, Auburn, AL; two brothers, Rayfield Grant, Gaithersburg, MD, and Isaac
(Margaret) Grant, Tuskegee, AL; brother-in-law, Willie (Lillie) Sullins, Tuskegee,
AL; sister, Lillian (Bill) Richardson, Tuskegee, AL; 19 grandchildren; 11 great-
grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other dear relatives.
Order of ServiceProcessional
Scripture ......................................................................................................................Pulpit Old Testament New Testament
Prayer of Comfort ........................................................................................................Pulpit
Selection ..................................................................................................... “Near the Cross”
Reading of the Obituary ........................................................................................ Daughter
Homegoing Message ................................................................................... Elder Earl Grant
Presentation ..................................................................................... Burton’s Funeral Home
Selection ........................................................................................................... “I Got Jesus”
Recessional
Miss Me, But Let Me GoWhen I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me,I want no rites in a gloom-filled room
Why cry for a soul set free?
Miss me a little – but not too longAnd not with your head bowed low.
Remember the love that we once sharedMiss me – but let me go
For this is a journey that we must all take,And each must go alone.
It’s all a part of the Master’s Plan –A step on the road to home.
When you are lonely and sick of heart, Go to the friends we know,
And bury your sorrows in doing good deeds.Miss me – but let me go.