November 30, 2021 at 5:45 p.m.
Sandra Gant
Obituary
Sandra F. Gant, age 79, of Portland passed away Saturday morning Nov. 27, 2021, at her residence.
She was born in Muncie on Oct. 25, 1942, the daughter of Marion and Vera (Adams) Cole. She was married on May 13, 1965, to Bobby Gant and he passed away on Jan. 8, 2004. She was a 1960 Eaton High School graduate.
Sandra was retired as a secretary having worked for Dr. Spalding and Mel Smitley. She also had worked for Walmart. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene and liked to travel and go fishing.
Surviving are three sons, Rodney Gant of Winchester, Jerry Gant (wife: Tina) of El Chaon, California, and Tony Gant (wife: Vicky) of Winchester; two daughters, Bonnie Weatherhead (husband: Bob) of Ridgeville and Deborah Study (husband: Gary) of Pennville; her longtime companion Gordon Holcomb of Portland; 20 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Harris.
Funeral services will be Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at 2 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Cecil presiding. Burial will follow in the Lawndale Cemetery in Ridgeville. Visitation will be Thursday from noon to 2 p.m.
Memorials can be made to First Church of the Nazarene or American Disabled Veterans.
Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.
She was born in Muncie on Oct. 25, 1942, the daughter of Marion and Vera (Adams) Cole. She was married on May 13, 1965, to Bobby Gant and he passed away on Jan. 8, 2004. She was a 1960 Eaton High School graduate.
Sandra was retired as a secretary having worked for Dr. Spalding and Mel Smitley. She also had worked for Walmart. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene and liked to travel and go fishing.
Surviving are three sons, Rodney Gant of Winchester, Jerry Gant (wife: Tina) of El Chaon, California, and Tony Gant (wife: Vicky) of Winchester; two daughters, Bonnie Weatherhead (husband: Bob) of Ridgeville and Deborah Study (husband: Gary) of Pennville; her longtime companion Gordon Holcomb of Portland; 20 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Harris.
Funeral services will be Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at 2 p.m. in the Baird-Freeman Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Cecil presiding. Burial will follow in the Lawndale Cemetery in Ridgeville. Visitation will be Thursday from noon to 2 p.m.
Memorials can be made to First Church of the Nazarene or American Disabled Veterans.
Condolences may be expressed at bairdfreeman.com.
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