Helen Henson Grant

Helen Henson Grant

Franklin, NC - Helen Henson Grant, 91, formerly of Franklin, died August 15 at Brooks-Howell Home in Asheville. Mrs. Grant was born Nov. 19, 1919, to the late Lonnie and Ora Henson of Otto. She was married for 53 years to Dr. Ben P. Grant, a Franklin dentist who died in 1994. She worked as a bookkeeper at the former Burrell Motor Company and later was office manager for her husband’s dental practice. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Although family and friends were always her first priority, she was also an avid gardener and bridge player.

Survivors include one son, Benn Grant and his wife Beverly, of Asheville; one daughter, Rebecca Sexton and her husband Ken, of Morehead, Ky.; one granddaughter, Helen Gentry and her husband David, of Franklin; and one great-granddaughter, Victoria Gentry.

Survivors also include one brother, Gilmer Henson and his wife Anna Will, of Otto; one sister, Roberta Palmer, of Marysville, California; and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her late husband, Mrs. Grant was also preceded in death by two brothers, Calvin Henson of Franklin, and Ralph Henson of Otto; one sister, Maybur Norton, of Franklin; and also by sisters-in-law Lena Henson and Mary Delaney, both of Franklin, Maureen Henson of Otto, Louise Rogers of Andrews, and Alice Dillahunt of Winston-Salem.

Funeral services, officiated by the Rev. Janet Greene, will be held at the Payne Place, 380 Ledford Drive, in Franklin, at 11:00 a..m. on Friday, August 19. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial donations to Macon County Public Library, 819 Siler Rd., Franklin, NC, 28734.

In addition, the family would like to express their sincere gratitude and appreciation to the staff and residents at Brooks-Howell Home for eight years of loving care and to Care Partners Hospice for their devoted care and guidance.

Bryant-Grant Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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