Patricia Grant

Patricia J. Grant, age 80 years of Niles, Michigan died at 11:14 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, 2014 at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, Michigan, following a brief illness.

She was born on December 7, 1933 in Louisville, Kentucky to Frank and Eva Mae (Leezer) Kleber.

Patricia was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Niles where she enjoyed teaching Vacation Bible School, and working at the church’s booth at the fair. She was a very talented baker of both cakes and pies and had a magnetic personality that children were drawn to.

Surviving family includes her children, Michael Howard Grant, and Karen (& Michael) Thornton, all of Niles; grandchildren Ryan (& Melissa), Brandon (& Andrea), Jesswin (& Heather), Rachelle (& Michael) and Shane; six great-grandchildren; and her siblings, Sylvester Kleber, Verna Nash, and Irvin Kleber, all of Louisville.

She was preceded in death by a daughter Dianna Kay Brant, and nine of her brothers and sisters.

The funeral service for Patricia Grant will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 8, 2014 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Niles with Pastor Brad Lomax of the church, officiating.

The family will receive relatives and friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the Halbritter Funeral Home in Niles.

Contributions in memory of Patricia may be made to Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville or Emmanuel Baptist Church, Niles.

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