Josephine Owen Grant

May 18, 1941 - February 18, 2021

Josephine Owens Grant, age 79 of Sugar Hill, GA passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, John W. Grant, Sr. and son-in-law, Lavon Thomas. She is survived by her children, Barbara Denise Thomas, Sugar Hill, GA; Dianne (Laymen) Sherman, Buford, GA, John (Bernice) Grant, Jr., Sugar Hill, GA, Chris (Demetris) Jackson, Sugar Hill, GA; grandchildren, Juvar Grant, Teanna (Antontino) Belt, Taranna (Cederic) Jackson, Tanwanda and Jay Smith, Shannon Sherman, O’Bryant Sherman, Joy Jackson, Jaquiala Thomas, Kimberly Stringer; fourteen great grandchildren; sisters, Martha (Clarence) Williams, Statesboro, GA, Frances Graham, Statesboro, GA; brother, Joseph Owens, Statesboro, GA; sisters-in-law, Pearl Grant, Statesboro, GA, Syerena Grant Pollard, Miami, FL; brothers-in-law, James (Vanessa) Grant, Covington, GA, Matthew Grant, Statesboro, GA, Waldo F. Grant, New York City, NY; special nieces, Delores Owens, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Laura Grant, Sugar Hill, GA; best friends, Robert Reed, Eilene Wells, Joyce Daniel; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Grant was born on May 18, 1941 in Statesboro, GA. She received her education from the William James School in Statesboro, GA. She was retired from ISS Janitorial Company. She was a member of the Thomas Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Statesboro, GA. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Sugar Hill Cemetery, Sugar Hill, GA. A Wake will be held Saturday, February 27 from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.