Samuel "Sam" Leard Grant

ROCK HILL, SC: Mr. Samuel “Sam” Leard Grant, Jr., 95, died Monday, February 2, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center, Pineville, NC.The funeral service will be 2:00 Friday, February 6, 2015 atBethel United Methodist Church with Rev. Eric Shepard officiating.The interment will be in Chester Memorial Gardens with Masonic Rites. The family will receive friends from 5:00 – 6:30 PM Thursday, February 5, 2014 Barron Funeral Home. Born July 23, 1919 in Chester County, SC, Mr. Grant was a son of the late Samuel L. Grant, Sr. and Mary Juanita Lee Grant.He was a graduate of Chester High School and a retired Postmaster of the Chester Post Office.Mr. Grant was aU.S. ArmyWWII veteran having received a Purple Heart.He was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church where he served on the Administrative Board and Trustees.He was a member and served as Past Master and Secretary of the Sandy River Masonic Lodge #207.He served the Grand Lodge AFM of South Carolina as a member of the Education Committee, District Deputy Grand Master of 23rd District, Grand Steward and Grand Marshall. He was past presiding officer of Chapter Council and Commandery, past Grand Commander of Grand Commandery of SC and member of RYCH. He was a charter member and past commander of Post 5930, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans of Chapter #19 and Woodmen of the World Lodge #5 Chester, SC. Mr. Grant was the widower of Edith Howell Grant and also was preceded in death by one brother, William G. Grant. He is survived by two daughters, Nita Grant Robertson of Southport, NC and Sandra Grant Thomas of Rock Hill, SC; five grandchildren, Ford Robertson(Ashley)of Raleigh, NC, Bradley Robertson (Niki) of Bristol, TN, Cole Thomas and Marie Thomas both Charleston, SCand Lauren Thomas of Rock Hill, SC;five great grandchildren, Margaret, Abigail, Ella, Grady, and Catherine Robertson and one brother, H. Lee Grant of Chester. Memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church Building Fund,PO Box 751, Chester, SC 29706 or Westminster Towers’ Memorial Fund, 1330 India Hook Road, Rock Hill, SC 29732