Date of birth: 06 Sep 1924
Date of death: 21 May 1996

---

Burial Information

Section 02 (Click Here for Section Map)
Cemetery: Odd Fellows Cemetery
Plot: 097A-02
Status: Occupied

---

Veteran Information

Branch: US NAVY
Rank: S1 - SEAMAN 1ST CLASS
War/Campaign: WORLD WAR II
Military Notes:

Military Inscription

S1 US Navy
World War II

---

Notes

Obituary
Leonard E. Grantham

Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 23 at 10 a.m. for Leonard E. Grantham, 71, of Lexington at Southern Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Mike O’Brien will officiate. Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery in Lexington.

Mr. Grantham died of natural causes at his home near Lexington following an extended illness.

A native of Holmes County, he was a retired carpenter and a member of Beulah Baptist Church. He was a World War II Navy veteran.

Survivors include: wife, Anthanette Bell Grantham of Lexington; sons, Anthony Grantham of Meridian, Dean Grantham and John Grantham, both of Lexington; daughters, Tanda Matthews of Lexington and Belinda Casias of Parker, Colorado; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Serving as active pallbearers will be Russell Fletcher, Mark Grantham, Richard Roberts, Melvin McBride, Hays Grantham, and Mack Grantham.

The Holmes County Herald – Page 6
Lexington, MS
May 23, 1996

Family Relations of Leonard Everette Grantham

Parents:

Jessie Leonard Grantham

Queen Isabell Bevill Grantham

Spouse:

Mable Anthanette Bell Grantham

Children:

Dean Mitchell Grantham

More information, family relationships, and images may be found by CLICKING HERE (external link)

---

Walking directions