Grant, Katherine Marie
"Tat", 100 years of age,
formerly of Heatherton, Antigonish Co., and Greenwold
Manor, Antigonish, passed away suddenly and peacefully on September
21, 2014 at the R.K. MacDonald Nursing Home,
Antigonish.
Tat was the last surviving member of her
immediate family. Born May 20, 1914 in Black Avon, she was a daughter
of the late Ronald and Margaret (MacDonald) MacDonald. Tat grew up on
a large mixed farm, helping her father with barn work and her mother
maintain a boarding house. She was a member of the first 4-H Club in
Nova Scotia and won a Grand Championship Ribbon in Halifax for
showmanship with her calf "Beauty". Tat loved to dance and
walked to many a dance in Guysborough Intervale and Marydale. In 1944
she married Francis Grant and finally settled in Heatherton. Tat was
an avid crafter, loved to crochet and loved being down on her knees in
a flower bed. She was a former member of the Heatherton Church Choir ,
Heatherton Club 60 and the Greenwold Go Gettters.
Tat is survived by her daughter Doreen
(John) Bailey, Heatherton; grandchildren, Sabrina (Andre) DeWolfe,
Cole Harbour; Ryan Bailey, Heatherton; Pamela Bailey, Dacotah, Man.;
step grandchildren Hilary and Kevin DeWolfe; sister in law, Janette
MacDonald, Monastery and a number of nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband Francis,
infant daughter Katherine; son Jack; brother
Alexander.
There will be no visitation by her request.
Funeral mass will be held in Immaculate Conception Church, Heatherton
on Wednesday at 11:00 am with burial in the parish
cemetery.
Donations in memory may be made to St.
Mary's Cemetery, Canadian Institute for the Blind or
Heatherton Development Cultural and Wellness Centre. Funeral is under
the direction of C.L. Curry Funeral Home, Antigonish. Online
condolences: www.clcurry.com