Stanley Eugene “Gene” Grant, 78 years old, of Orange Beach, Ala., passed away on March 5 at a local hospital.
He was a member of Orange Beach United Methodist Church, Army veteran, Shriner of the New England Lodge of Worthington, Ohio, Board of Adjustments for Orange Beach and various other civic organizations throughout his life.
He was a graduate of Ozark High School, Ozark, Ala., and attended Troy University and the University of Alabama.
He worked for Edwards Aircraft Co., Troy, Ala., and held commercial, instrument and instructor ratings for fixed and rotor wing aircraft. From 1967 to 2003 he was in the building manufacturing industry and sales with Henderson Black & Greene of Troy, Ala. and in partnership with Richard Lewis of Lewis Sales Company, Worthington, Ohio.
He was preceded by his brother, Wayne Grant.
Gene is survived by his loving wife, Marianne Edwards Grant; son, Butch (Susan) Grant; daughter, Leigh (Steve) Calton; grandkids, Abigail (Cleve) Doty, Sam, Peter (Hanna), Phoebe, Luke, Rebekah and Ruth Grant, and Andrew and Kayse Calton; sisters, Louise English, Faye Shields and Diane Vasquez; brother, Danny (Susan) Grant; and many other cherished family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, family requests donations be made to Orange Beach United Methodist Church, 28751 Canal Road, Orange Beach, AL 36561, or American Cancer Society, 250 Williams Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Arrangements by Pine Rest Funeral Home, Foley.
