It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Ann Geraldine Fenton Grant on Dec. 15. She was 93.
Known affectionately to many as “Miss. G”, Geraldine was born July 3, 1931, on the beautiful island of Montserrat. She and her family emigrated to Antigua during her youth where she and her seven siblings thrived. She married Estrick Grant before making St. Croix her permanent home in the 1960s. She began her career as a school crossing guard in 1971 and served with distinction until her retirement in 1998. She later became a taxi driver. She had a very unique way of combining stern admonishments with love and concern, so much so that many of the now adult children she guided across busy intersections remember her fondly with genuine affection and joy.
Many would also remember her for her beautiful singing. She served as a soloist at the Christiansted Seventh- day Adventist Temple and sang in many community chorales that ministered at various churches and community events. Her love for the Lord and her church family was evident in her life of service. She held the offices of Head Usher and Deaconess at the Christiansted Seventh- day Adventist Temple. She supported her community faithfully as a member of the church’s Community Services Department where for decades she regularly prepared and served meals at the Christiansted Market Place. She is survived by her nieces Fostina Christian (England), Juliette Willoughby, Heidi Fenton and Heather Fenton Campbell, her nephews Gerald Willoughby and Stephen Fenton, her cousins Junya Meyers of Junie’s Restaurant, Jannis Reynolds and Bernadette Fenton. She has left to mourn many, many more nieces, nephews, cousins and family too numerous to mention. She will be dearly missed by her church family and friends including Brother and Sister Joseph Ponteen, Claudia and Keitus Jean, Patsy Gerard, Curtis Watty, Annetta Joseph, Rupert Davis, Evelyn Johansen Cruz, Josephine Arthur, Patricia and Kendrick Williams and the Maynard and Griffin families.
Services to celebrate her life are planned for Jan. 12 at the Christiansted SDA Church at 27-28 Queen Cross Street. The viewing is at 9am and services will begin at 10 a.m. with interment to follow at the Kingshill Cemetery. The family respectfully requests that attendees wear bright colors to honor Geraldine’s love of flowers.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to James Memorial Funeral Home.
