Gwen Britain Grant 1948 - 2024

 

Gwen Brittain Grant

MARCH 5, 1948 – FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Gwen Grant, age 75, of Canton, Georgia, went home to be with the Lord on February 16, 2024. Mrs. Grant was born on March 5, 1948, in Fayetteville, Arkansas to the late Fern and Claude Clifton “Red” Brittain. She was a loving and dedicated daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, and friend.

Mrs. Grant leaves behind her siblings, brother, Greg Brittain of Augusta, Georgia, and sister, Stacy Brittain Sova of Cleveland, Ohio. 

Gwen remained married to the “love of her life,” Mr. Gary Leigh Grant for nearly 54 years. Mr. and Mrs. Gary Grant were married in Atlanta, Georgia on June 12, 1970 and began their family in Dayton, Ohio. Gwen leaves behind her three children, daughter, Lori Grant Martin (W. Andrew) of Charlotte, North Carolina; son, Robert Alan Grant (Mandy) of Canton, Georgia; and son, Ryan Leigh Grant (Katie) of John’s Creek, Georgia.

Gwen’s family was always her priority and she cherished "each moment” with them. Her grandchildren Emma Martin (22), Charlie Martin (20), Ethan Grant (20), Reese Grant (17), Molly Martin (16), Ella Grant (14), Nora Grant (12) and Brynn Grant (8) especially, brought her great joy. From the sidelines she cheered them on in golf, soccer, baseball, gymnastics, cheer, dance, theater and art shows; each birthday and milestone celebrated with a card signed with her favorite affirmation, “Jesus Loves You and So Do I, Love GG.”

Her legacy will be her servant’s heart and demonstrative faithfulness to her Heavenly Father and her deep and abiding personal relationship with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She shared the Gospel story far and wide through ministries in her many hometowns of Ohio, Indiana, Florida, and Georgia as well as through global missions in Singapore, Peru and Croatia. Mrs. Grant was a member of Roswell United Methodist Church, True Identity Ministries, Bible Study Fellowship, Community Bible Study, and NOMADS, a Methodist disaster recovery ministry where she, Gary and their faithful Labradoodle, Gus, traveled the country in their RV volunteering their labor skills to rebuilding communities in need. 

The family would like to thank Dr. Erin Dunbar, founding physician of the Brain Tumor Center and Director of Neuro-Oncology at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital for her skilled care of Gwen from diagnosis in May 2021 until present. Dr. Dunbar personally oversaw the treatment of Gwen’s Glioblastoma Tumor and her team was tender and gracious to Gwen and her entire family during the nearly three years she lived and thrived with her diagnosis.

Additionally, they would like to thank Accent Care, Inpatient Hospice Center in Cumming, Georgia for the compassion they showed to Mrs. Grant and her family during Mrs. Grant’s final weeks. Mrs. Grant passed peacefully at home in Canton as she wished.

A Celebration of Life Service is planned for March 5, 2024 at 11:00 am. The family will gather with friends at Roswell United Methodist Church, Roswell, Georgia to celebrate Gwen’s heavenly homecoming and her earthly birthday.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts and donations may be made to the American Brain Tumor Association, Glioblastoma Foundation or a charity of your choosing.