Jill L. Grant

June 23, 1962 - January 16, 2017

Jill Leanne Grant went home to be with her Lord on Monday, January 16th at her home in Preston, Oklahoma at the age of 54. She was born on June 23, 1962, in Henryetta, Oklahoma 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, Oklahoma. 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 loved spending time at her country home watching the wildlife and fishing in her pond. She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Pat Norris. Those left to cherish her memories are 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 on Thursday, January 19th, from 2:00pm-8:00pm. The family will be present from 5:00pm-7:00pm. Memorial services will be held at Second Baptist Church in Okmulgee on Friday, January 20th, at 10:00am. 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. Arrangements have been entrusted to the McClendon-Winters Funeral Home of Okmulgee. Memories, condolences, photos and videos may be shared with the family on Jill’s Tribute Page of our website at www.mcclendon-winters.com