Kenneth Huston Grant, 86, of Richland died March 14, 2005, at his home.
At his request, there will be no services.
Mr. Grant was born July 10, 1918, at Harlan, Ore., to Huston A. Grant and Mabelle Adella (Allison) Grant. He was raised in Newport and Salem and graduated from Salem High School in 1936. He served in the U.S. Army throughout World War II, and was married to Mary Ellen Hammond at Fort Stevens, Wash., on April 2, 1943.
After the war, he and his family settled in Richland in 1945, and operated a ranch in Eagle Valley until a few years ago. After the death of his first wife in 1996, he married Madge Stevensen in 1998.
Mr. Grant is survived by his wife, Madge, of Richland; his son, James, of Challis, Idaho, sons and daughters-in-law, Joseph and Jeanette Grant of Lakeview and Robert and Susan Grant of Baker City; daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Joseph Pirone of Buckley, Wash.; stepchildren and their families; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; his sister, Elinor Lermon of Salem; sister-in-law, Lola Grant of Corvallis; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
Mr. Grant was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary; his son, Michael; and his brother, Winston.
Used with permission from: Baker City Herald, Baker City, Oregon, March 25, 2005
Transcribed by: Belva Ticknor