" Mrs. Gloria J. Grant, McMann, Force
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We are greatly saddened to announce the unexpected July 16th,2021 at 3:15am death of our 79 year young beloved Mother Born on July 16th, 1942 to the union of Mr. and Mrs.. Clinton Joel and Fern Elizabeth (Meloche) Grant Sr. In Detroit, MI. The oldest of two from that union. Her brother (Joe) Clinton Joel Grant Jr. Proceded her death along with both of her parents. Gloria was also the second youngest of eleven children. And after briefly being in the Cheboygan and Onawae area's before settling down in the Muskegon area as a small child she attended the Muskegon school distric. Then she married Mr. James Edward McMann Sr. When they moved to Riverside, CA where she gave birth to their son (Jim) James Edward McMann Jr. And returning to the Muskegon area when she gave birth to a daughter (Joy) Darlene Joy McMann. Gloria will also be greatly remembered for her fiesti energy, crazy humor and especially her strengths in doing whatever she felt needed to be done in raising her two children alone while going to night school, taking college classes to become a nurses aid and working while commuting long distances when living in Grand Rapids, MI before moving once again back to home in the Muskegon area.
Gloria loved & enjoyed her grandchildren. Five from her son Mr. & Mrs. James E. & Lori (Prause) McMann jr. ( the late Lori McMann) their children are, Dawn, Amanda, Cody, Brittany (who also proceeded her) and Tanner. And twentyfive great grandchildren.
And three grandchildren from ( Joy) Darlene Joy McMann are, Dontay, Antonio, and Mrs. Kelly McMann Hardy. And their are three Great Grandchildren.
A total of 8 grandchildren & 28 Great grandchildren.
We would like to thank those Dr's & Nurses at the Spectrum Stroke Center in Grand Rapids MI who showed sympathy & concern to us & our Mother the week she was there.
There will be no punlic funeral service for our Mother, but a memorial gathering will be announced at a latter date.
In lou of flowers & monetary donations we are asking to please think abt donating to the charities of your choice in our Mothers memory. Thank you."