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- [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 5 Jul 2007.
Hazel Skidmore White obituary
- [S27] The Daily Times, http://www.thedailytimes.com/, (Blount County, Tennessee), 20 Aug 2012.
Wayne Houston Grant, 72, of 3315 Forks River Road, Kenton, Tenn., passed away Wednesday, August 15, 2012, at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, five months after an accident on his farm. Wayne graduated from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with a degree in accounting. He was employed by Ernst and Ernst Accounting firm and ALCOA before pursuing his dream of owning his own farm. He bought his first farm in Sevier County, Tenn., in 1968. He moved with his wife and three small children to their farm in Obion County in 1973. Wayne fulfilled another dream in recent years — he farmed alongside his son, David. In his free time, Wayne enjoyed woodworking projects and restored antique cars. Mr. Grant served on the five-year planning committee for First Baptist Church of Kenton, the Obion County Soil Conservation Board, Mud Creek Watershed Board, and is a past president of the Kenton Special School District. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Anne C. Grant; his son, David Grant, of Rutherford, Tenn.; his daughter, Holly Xenios, of Dallas, Texas; and his daughter, Christy Grant Kobes, of Spartanburg, S.C. He is also survived by his sister, Charlotte Sylvia; his brother, Scott Grant; and his stepmother, Bernice Grant, all of Maryville; and brother, John Grant of Florida. He has four grandsons, Grant and Peter Sam Kobes, and Yiannis and Zach Xenios; and one granddaughter, Claire Kobes. The family received friends Friday evening, August 16, 2012, from 5-8 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Kenton, Funeral services were held Saturday, August 18 at FBC-Kenton. Karnes and Son Funeral Home of Kenton in Charge, 731-692-3711, http://www.karnesandsonfuneralhome.com
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