LOUISE GANT Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Louise Gant, 101, of Kankakee, IL, died Sunday, June 17, 2012 at Windmill Nursing Pavilion in South Holland, IL. Visitation will be Saturday, June 23, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. until time of Funeral services at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Sun River Terrace, IL. Pastor Ricky D. Dixon will officiate. Burial will be in Mound Grove Gardens of Memory. Louise Gant was born November 10, 1910 in Howell, Arkansas to Will and Jessie Williams Brandon. Louise met and married Roland Gant in 1932, and they celebrated their 50th anniversary in 1982. They moved to Chicago, IL and she became a faithful member of Greater Harvest Missionary Baptist Church. In 1961, she relocated to Sunset Hills, IL and joined Mt. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. She was a faithful member who led by example and was proud to be a Church mother and mentor. She was president of the MotherÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s Board and was a regular attendee of Wednesday night Bible Class, and Sunday School. She was also a vibrant mother of the Kankakee DeaconsÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ and MothersÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ Alliance, which she loved to attend on fourth Sundays. Louise loved life, loved her family, loved the church and loved the Lord. She leaves to cherish her memory, a son, Admire Gant; goddaughters, Joyce Harper Predomns, Dr. Barbara Howery, and Althea Johnson; special cousins, Rufus Young, Vennes Owens, and Ernese Jackson; special friends, Frances and Oliver Harper and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, church family and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a sister, Viola Patton and a brother, George Brandon.

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LOUISE GANT

November 10, 1910 - June 17, 2012