Grant remembered as ‘great asset’ to Robertsdale

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Posted 10/17/18

ROBERTSDALE, Alabama -- Longtime Robertsdale businessman and former city council member Aubrey Grant Sr. was laid to rest on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Silverhill Cemetery.Grant, a native of Century, …

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Grant remembered as ‘great asset’ to Robertsdale

Aubrey Grant and his wife Martha were honored following his retirement from the Robertsdale City Council in 2012.
Aubrey Grant and his wife Martha were honored following his retirement from the Robertsdale City Council in 2012.
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ROBERTSDALE, Alabama -- Longtime Robertsdale businessman and former city council member Aubrey Grant Sr. was laid to rest on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at Silverhill Cemetery.
Grant, a native of Century, Florida, died Saturday, Oct. 6 in Fairhope. He was 83.
Raised in Mineola in Monroe County, Grant graduated from J.U. Blacksher High School in Uriah and attended Auburn University and served two years in the Army.
Grant married Martha Lucile Baxter on Aug. 7, 1960 and moved to Baldwin County to work at Carl Grant Tractor Company. He later took over operations and ran the family business until 1988.
He then built and refinished furniture until 2006. He served his community as a trustee at Robertsdale School and the Robertsdale City Council from 2000 through 2012.

“(Grant) was a great asset to the city of Robertsdale,” said Mayor Charles Murphy. “I always admired his judgement and the way he considered every aspect of an issue before making a decision. I learned a lot from him through the years.”
Grant was preceded in death by his parents, Carl Fletcher and Lillie Mae Grant, and brothers, Harris C. Grant and Douglas N. Grant. Survivors include a brother, C. Wesley “Gay” (Charlotte) Grant; his wife, Martha; four sons Aubrey (Lisa) Jr., Steven, Harrell (Glenna), and Darrell (Dana); nine grandchildren, Amber (Tom) Hamilton, Michael Grant, Erin (Matthew) Holford, Rachel (Alex) Foreman, Nathan Grant, Stephanie Grant, Valerie Grant, Micah Bartley, and Caleb Bartley; , and seven great-grandchildren, Tatum Grant, Tori Foreman, Josh Foreman, Landon Boyington, Henry Foreman, Levi Foreman and Zelda Foreman.
The family would like to give a special thanks to Cleophus Sanders and Tony and Doris Bolton who helped care for Grant during the past two years.
Visitation was held Monday, Oct. 8 at Mack Funeral Home with services on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at the First Baptist Church of Silverhill, followed by burial at Silverhill Cemetery.
The family requests memorials can be made to the charity of your choice.
Arrangements were made by Mack Funeral Home of Robertsdale.
Information provided by Mack Funeral Home with additional reporting by Onlooker co-editor John Underwood.