Willis Grant Jr.
Posted: September 26, 2021
COLUMBUS — Willis Jackson Grant Jr., 76, died Sept. 25, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle.
Private family graveside services are at 3 p.m. Monday at Memorial Gardens of Columbus with the Rev. Luke Lawson officiating. Visitation is Monday from 1-2:30 p.m. at Memorial Gunter Peel Funeral Home & Crematory, College Street location.
Mr. Grant was born April 12, 1945, in Lowndes County to the late Willis Jackson and Gaye Garner Grant Sr. He was a graduate of Caledonia High School. He worked with his father at Willis Grant & Son Construction for many years and was a well-known builder and carpenter. He also worked as a construction superintendent for Bryan Foods and was owner and operator of Grant Construction Company.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Ann Grant.
He is survived by his sons, James Grant and Alan Gran, both of Columbus; and sister, Janet Blalock of Jackson.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.