Harry Grant

Harry Kitto Grant, Jr., 93, a loving husband, father, grandfather and greatgrandfather passed away peacefully, with family by his side, on Tuesday, March 13 at Coronado Nursing Center.
Harry or H.K., as he was also known, was born on June 25, 1918, in Little Rock, Arkansas to Harry Kitto Grant, Sr. and Helen Priest Grant. He graduated from Little Rock Central High School in 1937. Harry started his career as a 3rd generation printer at the Arkansas Gazette as an apprentice linotype operator. He joined the Army in 1941 and finished his apprenticeship at the Army Navy Hospital in Hot Springs, AR. While stationed there, he met and married Edith Warford on April 17, 1943. They said it wouldnt last, but it did for 68 years and 11 months. Harry served his country in the European Theater during World War II and was called back during the Korean War. During WWII, he traveled through the Panama Canal in route to the Pacific Theater. From 19501956, the family, which included daughters Linda and Judy, lived in Arkansas and Texas. They finally settled in Abilene where he ran the linotype machine at The Pender Company for 31 years and then at Cloud Printing until he retired in 2002 at the age of 84.
Harry participated in many church and civic activities. He coached womens and church league softball. He was a member of the Breakfast Optimist Club and held state and local offices. He was a member of Brook Hollow Christian Church, where he spent many a Sunday morning fixing breakfast. Harry and Edith were members of the Good Sams Club. They enjoyed their camping travels that took them to more than half of the contiguous United States.
Harry loved sports He kept up with Abilene High football and girls softball. He was an avid golfer and made a holeinone at the Clyde course, Shady Oaks.
Harry loved his family and supported his grandkids and greatgrandkids in whatever they were doing. If Edith and Harry werent camping, they were watching a grandkid do something.
Harry was preceded in death by his parents, an aunt, Tress Stone, and greatgreatgrandson, Bradley James RoystonWright. Harry is survived by his wife Edith, daughters Linda Leddy and husband David of Mansfield and Judy Elliott and husband Ricky of Lewisville grandchildren Lisa and Donald McBride of Tuscola, Tami and James Wright of Watauga, Grant and Kristy Leddy of Crowley, Kristy and Tim Carter of Houma, LA, and Wendy and Buddy Kincaid of Flower Mound and greatgrandchildren A.J. and Samantha Wright, Kailey, Ashley, and Makinley Carter, Leddy McBride, Seth Leddy, Hunter Stamper, and Andrew and Emily Kincaid.
Visitation will be 6 till 8 PM, Thursday, March 15, 2012 at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 Hwy 277 South. Funeral service will be 2 PM, Friday, March 16, 2012 in the Elmwood Funeral Home Chapel with interment following the service at Elmwood Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to The Alzheimers Association or the American Diabetes Foundation.

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