Harvey Grantham, 88, of Bowling Green, passed away at Good Shepherd Hospice in Sebring on September 12, 2012. Mr. Grantham was born in Geneva, Alabama on November 24, 1923, and had been a resident of Hardee County since 1948, formerly of Highlands County.
He was a charter member of the Wauchula Hills Baptist Church and taught Sunday school there for many years. He had been employed as a supervisor for Mobil Mining. A World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Army, he participated in the Campaigns of Rome-Arno, Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe.
Mr. Grantham was preceded in death by his mother, Bettie Clide Grantham, father, Harvey A. Grantham, brother, Benny Clyde Grantham, and sisters, Annie Laura Shields and Mary Pauline Grantham.
Survivors include his wife, Evie Grantham of Bowling Green; step-mother, Willie Kate Grantham of Sebring; two sons and daughters-in-law, Audie and Joann Grantham of Bowling Green, and Alton and Meagen Grantham of Bowling Green; two daughters, and sons-in-law, Cathy and Alan Tish of Bowling Green, and April and LaRon Rogers of Wauchula; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Roy Calvin and Margaret Grantham of North Carolina, Tommy Ray and Glory Grantham of Crystal River, and Jack and Gloria Grantham of Oklahoma; four sisters and 3 brothers-in-law, Syble Maxine Byrd of Orlando, Nancy Ruth and Sydney Davis of Avon Park, Ethel and Dennis Fuller of Lake Placid, and Betty Jean and Fred Jones of Sebring; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church from 10-11 a.m., followed by funeral services at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Buddy Rogers will officiate. Burial is in Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Good Shepherd Hospice, 1110 Hammock Road, Sebring, Fl 33870.