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Jesse Gayle Grantham, 83, went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 15, 2015. Visitation will be held all day Thursday, December 17, 2015 at the funeral home with family present 5:30-7:00 p.m. Graveside services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, December 18, 2015 at Belvedere Memorial Park. Services are under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home/Sherwood Way.
He was born August 1, 1932 to Jesse and Gertrude Grantham in San Angelo, TX. , and moved to Water Valley, TX in 1996. On April 2, 1951, he married the love of his life, Edith Cranford, and was a devoted husband to her for forty-five years.
Jesse worked for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway as a car-man, and was a Building Contractor until his retirement. Jesse Grantham was a life-time member of San Angelo Lodge #570, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He was a member of Baptist Temple Church of San Angelo.
Jesse loved the outdoors, and teaching the kids to hunt and fish. He loved rebuilding engines, and working on his tractors. In his younger years, he enjoyed raising quarter horses and all sorts of livestock. Jesse never met a stranger. He touched everyone with his infectious laugh, his stories, and his smile that would melt your heart.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Edith on April 21, 1996. Survivors include his son, Jesse Grantham and his wife Pam of Louisiana; his daughter, Janet Wood and husband Trey of Water Valley; one granddaughter, Courtney Wood; and five grandsons, Sterling Grantham, Garrett Wood, Cason Wood, Shannon Grantham, and Austin Grantham. Jesse also had five great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.
Jesse was a devoted father, grandfather and friend and will be missed by all who knew him.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be sent to the Railroad Museum of San Angelo and the Sterling County Nursing Home.
The family would like to thank Encompass Home Health, Hospice of San Angelo and the staff at Sterling County Nursing Home for their loving care and support. We would like to give a very special thanks to our dear sister and brother in law Wendy and Rodney Rhodes for their generous time, love and support.