Mr. Aubrey E. Grant Sr.

May 6, 1935 - October 6, 2018

Aubrey Earl Grant, Sr., passed away October 6 in Fairhope, Alabama. He was born in Century, Florida on May 06, 1935 and reared in Mineola in Monroe County. He graduated from J. U. Blacksher High School in Uriah, Alabama and attended Auburn University. He served two years in the Army. Aubrey Grant married Martha Lucile Baxter on August 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. He is preceded in death by his parents, Carl Fletcher and Lillie Mae Grant and his brothers, Harris C. Grant and Douglas N. Grant, and survived by his brother, C. Wesley (Gay) Grant and sister-in-law, Charlotte Grant. He is survived by his wife, Martha, and his sons Aubrey (Lisa), Jr., Steven, Harrell (Glenna), and Darrell (Dana). He is also survived by 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 7 great-grandchildren, Tatum Grant, Tori Foreman, Josh Foreman, Landon Boyington, Henry Foreman, Levi Foreman, Zelda Foreman. There will be a visitation at Mack Funeral home on October 8, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00. Funeral services will be on October 9, 2018 at 10:00 at First Baptist Church of Silverhill, burial following at Silverhill Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be sent to the charity of your choice. The family would like to give a special thanks to Cleophus Sanders and Tony and Doris Bolton who helped care for Aubrey during the past two years.