Black Family Genealogy & History
Society
P. O. Box 90683
Phoenix, Arizona 85066-0683
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In Memoriam
May 9, 1921 - March
6, 2006
Mary Leah Gant, 84, died peacefully at her home in
Sun Lakes, Arizona, on Monday, March 6th, 2006, after a short illness.
Her family was with her.
She was born in New Orleans on May 9, 1921. Her parents were Albert Raymond DeCuir and Viola Love Hollins DeCuir.
Mary married Hulbert (Bert) L. Gant on May 28, 1949. They recently celebrated 56 years of wedded life.
After graduating from Cal State (now the University of California at Long Beach), Mary was employed by the University of Chicago and worked as a chemist on the Manhattan Project. She later joined the Social Security Administration, retiring after twenty-four years of service.
Mary was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), where she was active in the Relief Society and community affairs.
She was also deeply involved in her church's genealogy program, tracing several of her ancestors back to the 1400s. As an outgrowth of her passion for genealogy, she was instrumental in founding a local organization, the Black Family Genealogy & History Society.
In her later years, Mary became a member of the AARP and Narfet Area Agency on Aging.
Surviving family includes Mary's husband Bert, son Michael and his wife Monica, 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Another son, John Winston Gant, and 2 grandchildren predeceased her. Also surviving are Mary's brother, Robert H. Decuir, and sister, Louise Joan DeCuir.
Funeral services took place at the LDS Pleasant First Ward, 800 W. Chandler Heights Rd., Chandler, AZ, on Saturday, March 11, 2006. The Carr Tenney Mortuary in Tempe, AZ, was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in East Resthaven Cemetery, Phoenix.
She was born in New Orleans on May 9, 1921. Her parents were Albert Raymond DeCuir and Viola Love Hollins DeCuir.
Mary married Hulbert (Bert) L. Gant on May 28, 1949. They recently celebrated 56 years of wedded life.
After graduating from Cal State (now the University of California at Long Beach), Mary was employed by the University of Chicago and worked as a chemist on the Manhattan Project. She later joined the Social Security Administration, retiring after twenty-four years of service.
Mary was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), where she was active in the Relief Society and community affairs.
She was also deeply involved in her church's genealogy program, tracing several of her ancestors back to the 1400s. As an outgrowth of her passion for genealogy, she was instrumental in founding a local organization, the Black Family Genealogy & History Society.
In her later years, Mary became a member of the AARP and Narfet Area Agency on Aging.
Surviving family includes Mary's husband Bert, son Michael and his wife Monica, 7 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Another son, John Winston Gant, and 2 grandchildren predeceased her. Also surviving are Mary's brother, Robert H. Decuir, and sister, Louise Joan DeCuir.
Funeral services took place at the LDS Pleasant First Ward, 800 W. Chandler Heights Rd., Chandler, AZ, on Saturday, March 11, 2006. The Carr Tenney Mortuary in Tempe, AZ, was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in East Resthaven Cemetery, Phoenix.