Jeremiah GRANT, Sr.^[1]

1939 - 2013  (74 years)

• Name	Jeremiah GRANT  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	2 Jan 1939
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina Jeremiah Grant Sr. Jeremiah Grant Sr. was born Jan. 2, 1939, to the late Deacon William and Willie Mae Grant. He departed this life on Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was educated in the public schools of Sumter County, and was a graduate of Ebenezer High School Class of 1959. Jeremiah was employed at Nu-Idea, Georgia Pacific, and Southern Coatings for many years. On Aug. 6, 1960, Jeremiah was united in holy matrimony to Minnie Ruth Singleton. This union was blessed with nine wonderful children, who he cherished and admired. Jeremiah leaves behind to cherish his loving spirit: a devoted and caring wife of 53 years, Minnie Ruth Singleton Grant of the home; his children, Lewis (Patresse) Grant, Kenneth (Stacy) Grant of Sumter, Jeremiah Grant Jr. of Las Vegas, Nev., Jacqueline Grant of Silver Springs, Md., Mark (Cindy) Grant of Charlotte, N.C., Sharon (Daniel) Thompson of Fayetteville, N.C., Karen (Kevin) Conyers of Sumter, Eric Grant of Sumter, and Pamela (Abe) Smith of Sumter; a grandson raised in the home, Kenneth Wiggins; six brothers, Roosevelt (Lavenia) Grant of Florence, Leroy Grant of Brooklyn, N.Y., Robert (Susan) Grant of Newport News, Va., Nathan (Linda) Grant of Bowie, Md., and Franklin Grant and Sammie Grant, both of Sumter; three sisters, Mable Christian of Raleigh, N.C., Willie Mae Thomas of Brooklyn and Ruth (Handy) Brown of Portland, Ore.; a mother-in-law, Iris Singleton; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Iris Lee Abrams, Priscilla Lewis, Patricia (Roy) Shaw, Teresa (Charles) Mouzon, Lacy (Frederick) Pressley, Marie A. Singleton and Loretta S. Singleton; brothers-in-law, Moses (Dorothy) Singleton Sr. and John Hazel (Patricia) Singleton; two special granddaughters, Shannon Whitaker and Brianna Conyers; special nieces, nephews and cousins that he and his wife assisted in rearing, Kenneth Leroy Grant, Patrick Thomas, Shanta Williams, Cedric Tory Smith, Moses Singleton Jr. and John Singleton Jr.; a cousin he took as an adopted sister, Cynthia Montgomery Smith; nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Grant will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Wednesday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hopewell Baptist Church, 3285 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Richard Addison, pastor, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Sammie Simmons, Dr. D.L. Grant and the Rev. E.L. Sanders. Interment will follow in the Hopewell Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at 3760 McCrays Mill Road. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net. Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, February 26, 2013  [4, 6]
  _UID	72FD3342C89C48029F293085175DB02659D6
  Death	22 Feb 2013	Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
  Burial	27 Feb 2013	Hopewell Cemetery, 3285 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, South Carolina   [6]
  	Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I134737	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	19 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Deacon William GRANT   d. Bef 22 Feb 2013
  Mother	Williae Mae   d. Bef 22 Feb 2013
  _UID	CF0997EDED49491382C0F22CCD66C884CDD8
  _UID	CF0997EDED49491382C0F22CCD66C884CDD8
  Family ID	F177061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie Ruth SINGLETON
  _UID	EE93FA9A175245CB99DAC19D8092974F57F2
  _UID	EE93FA9A175245CB99DAC19D8092974F57F2
  Children	1. Lewis GRANT   2. Kenneth GRANT   3. Jeremiah GRANT, Jr.   4. Tonney GRANT   5. Pam GRANT   6. Karen GRANT   7. Sharon GRANT   8. Jacqueline GRANT   9. Eric GRANT
  Family ID	F92646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S25928] Iris Pack-Singleton. [S3777] Rosa M. Colclough and Alfena Colclough, page 47. [S3784] George Edward Singleton. [S3785] Lewis E. SIngleton Jr. [S16443] Tommy G. Singleton. [S19262] Jeremiah Grant Sr.