Mary Granger

Mary Joan Granger, loving wife of James (Jim) McCall Merrill Granger, passed away July 6, 2015. Mary was born August 8, 1933, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, to Charles Leroy Knapp and Marie Louise Slocum. She graduated from Godwin Heights High School and Michigan State University, where she was a member of Delta Zeta sorority, and where she met her future husband, Jim, whose family helped build the town of Grand Ledge, Michigan. The two were married in Grace Episcopal Church, Grand Rapids, on September 14, 1954. A loving wife and mother, Mary traveled with Jim and their young family across the U.S. and Canada while he served in the U.S. Air Force. And later, the family spent more than a decade on the island of Montserrat, West Indies, where she and Jim owned and operated a customs brokerage firm. Mary and Jim and their children next moved to south central Montana where they managed a working cattle and dude ranch, before finally settling in Tallahassee, Florida. Here, Mary worked for the Ervin law firm and the District Court of Appeals and became a cherished associate and friend of Governor LeRoy Collins and his family. She was a deeply committed member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, where she was a member of St. Monica’s Circle, the Altar Guild, served as Secretary to the Vestry, was involved in the Angel Ministry, Senior Lunch events, and St. John’s Music ministries. Mary was active in the Tallahassee chapter of the American Association of University Women and she especially enjoyed her volunteer work at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Mary is survived by her children Robert William Granger (Kathy), Kathryn Elizabeth Haines (David), James Aaron Granger (Patricia), six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mary loved her Corgi dogs and was a patient, generous, kind, and selfless spirit who will be profoundly missed by her family and friends. A memorial service will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in her name to the Leon County Humane Society, 413 Timberlane Road, Tallahassee, FL 32312.

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Mary Granger

August 8, 1933 - July 6, 2015