Philip Irving Grant
June 7, 1932 ~ May 21, 2014
Philip Irving Grant, 81, of Princeton, formerly of Cambridge, died at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014, at Hillcrest Nursing Home in Geneseo. Born June 7, 1932, in Bishop Hill to Clifford B. and Rachel M. (Wildermuth), he married Donna Lee Brown April 9, 1953, in Cambridge. She survives. He was a lifetime farmer and worked for Anderson Mowing in Wyanet. He was a corporal in the U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Cambridge American Legion Post 417 and the Henry County Farm Bureau. Also surviving are two daughters, Teresa L. (Jerry) Grant-Quick of Pontiac and Regina (John) Smith of Cambridge; one son, Randy (Patricia) Grant of Wyanet; eight grandchildren, Tanya (Dave Nichols) Bowers of Coal Valley, Joshua (Lyndsey) VanWynsberghe of St. Cloud, Fla., Bradley Worlow of Kewanee, Sarah (Christopher) Cauble of Livingston, Mont., Tuesday Grant of Denver, Colo., Danielle (Lance) Westerlund of Lynn Center, Paige Grant of Bozeman, Mont., and Molly Jo Smith of Cambridge; 10 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Orville Grant of Kewanee, Dwayne Grant of Cambridge and Cary (Tani) Grant of Cambridge; and six sisters, Zeretta (Marvin) Swanson of Estora, Fla., Norine (Donald) Hasbrook of Marshfield, Wis., Joyce (Jan) Gibson of Calhoun, Ga., Veronica (Paul) Moon of Wyanet, Patricia (Wayne) Weyland of Andover and Linda (Jim) Justice of Milan. He was preceded in death by his parents; three infant children, Irving Philip Grant, Randy Jay Grant and Crystal Chell Grant; and one sister, Carole Hasbrook-Lundgren. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 28, at the Cambridge United Methodist Church with Pastor David Joyce officiating. Burial will be in Rosedale Cemetery, Cambridge, with military rites conducted by Cambridge American Legion Post 417. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at the church. Memorials may be directed to the American Heart Association and St. Jude Children''s Research Hospital.
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Randy & Veronica and family you have my sincere sympathy in your loss.
So Sorry to hear of Phil’s passing my sympathy to all the family. God Bless
Donna, we were so sorry to hear about Phil. we will certainly miss him in the valley. Sending our love to you
Sorry to hear about the passing of Phil. I always liked Phil and have some good memories. My condolences to the Donna and the rest of the Grant family.
My thoughts and prayers are with the entire Grant family in this time of sorrow.
So sorry for your loss, he was such a kind and gentle man who will be greatly missed.
Sending all our love to the Grant Family! Uncle Philip was a special man and will be forever missed.
Donna, I am so sorry for your loss. I will always picture his great smile and hearty laugh. We all shared a lot of good times. Love and sympathy to you.
May God comfort you Aunt Donna and family through these next days and weeks. Wish we could be there to wrap our arms around you. Love from Florida!
Remembering the words of Rev. 21:4 He will wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying, nor pain.
Randy and Patricia, you have our sympathies. We are sorry for your loss.
Randy and Patricia, you have been there to comfort us during the loss of several of our family members. We wish to express our sympathy and sorrow for the loss of your father. We pray that the Lord will provide you the strength to endure the pain of your loss.
Randy & Patricia,
I am sorry for your loss. Randy, U are a good man and a hard worker..i am sure your Dad was the role model for you and the main reason you turned out to be so honorable.That is his legacy to you..
Randy & Patricia:
I was sorry to hear of your dads death. It is always hard to loss them. We are thinking of all of you.
Mike & Keith