Jill Leanne Grant, Okmulgee, died Jan. 16, 2017 in Preston at the age of 54. She was born June 23, 1962, in Henryetta to Virgil and Maxine “Pat” Norris. She was a 1980 graduate of Okmulgee High School. On July 16, 1979, Jill married Dale Grant in Okmulgee. She worked with her parents at several successful businesses, and for the last 27 years she owned and operated The General Store in Okmulgee with her mother. She was a lifelong member of Second Baptist Church in Okmulgee and spent 10 years as Youth Leader.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Pat Norris.
Survivors include her husband Dale of Preston; daughter Danielle Neldon and her husband Joshua of Okmulgee; brother Ronald Norris and his wife Brenda of Okmulgee; niece Melissa Brown and her husband Shawn of Morris; nephew Andy Norris and his wife Tonya of Okmulgee, and several great nieces and nephews.
Viewing will be at McClendon-Winters Funeral Home Thursday, January 19, from 2 to 8 p.m. The family will be present from 5 to 7 p.m.
Memorial services will be held at Second Baptist Church in Okmulgee Friday, January 20th, at 10 a.m. A graveside service will follow at Hoyt Cemetery in Hoyt, Oklahoma. Pastor Steve Gallagher will be officiating. Casketbearers will be Mike Cook, Bob Hurt, Allen Klaus, Wade Lackey, Randy Waldrop, and John Yeager.