Charles Henry Grant & Laura Ellen Roberts

!CENSUS:1920 Jones Co., NC Beaver Creek # 55/55
Kinston & Trenton Road
Clarence A. Roberts head 25 M NC-NC-NC Farmer
Neta wife 28 M
Clarence A. son 3
Larrah E. dau 7/12;

!CENSUS:1930 Lenoir Co., NC Vance # 96/96
The Wheat Swamp Road West of NC 12
John R. Lanier head 70 M 23 NC-NC-NC Farmer
Sarah G. wife 69 M 22 NC-SC-SC
Joseph R. son 33 S NC-NC-NC Farm Laborer
Netta Roberts dau 38 wd
Clarence A. gr-son 13
Laura E. gr-dau 10
Shirley J. gr-dau 7
William J. gr-son 5;

!CENSUS:1940 Lenoir Co., NC Kinston, ED 54-11 # 44
310 College Street
Jesse Grant head 66 M NC 1935-same place [no occupation listed]
Lula Mae wife 61 House Keeper
Gladys dau 28 S Sewing - Kinston Shirt Factory
Charlie son 24 M Truck Driver - Kinston Wholesale
Laura Ellen dau-l 20 M House Keeper - at home
Charles R. gr-son 2
Jesse R. gr-son 9/12?

!CENSUS:1950 Lenoir Co., NC Falling Creek ED 54-5 # 13
Hull Road (marked out)
Charlie Grant Head 33 M NC Farmer - Farm
Laura E. Wife 30 M NC
Charles R. son 11
Jesse R. son 10
Linda E. dau 9
Faye S. dau 6

!NOTES:Article from www.neusenews.com dated 27 Nov 2019:
Laura Roberts Grant is thankful to be 100
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Laura Roberts Grant stays active by dancing and enjoys spending time with family and friends, She's thankful to be 100 this month. Photos by Janet Sutton / Neuse News
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When it comes to real-life experience Laura Roberts Grant has plenty of it, on Nov. 21 she celebrated her 100th birthday and she has a lot to be thankful for.

Grant, originally from La Grange, loves two things: people and dancing. As a child she attended a two-room school, where she met her teacher Miss Usher who taught her how to do the Charleston dance. The joy of dancing followed her into adulthood and remains with Grant, when she attends the Kinston Senior Citizen's Dance.

She's been a board member of the senior dance club for 28 years and the group recently presented her with a plaque. She rarely misses a Tuesday night of rhythmic footwork and fellowship. It's been a special month for the centurion, who's a lifetime member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where she was honored with a luncheon and 100 rose presentation. In addition to two birthday parties, she received lots of calls and well wishes.

Grant is not one to waste time and do nothing. In the 1940's she and her late husband Charles ran a store and farmed 50 acres of land for 45 years while raising their four children. After he passed away 30 years ago, she decided to travel more and keep herself active. She thinks there are two people you need to know best, your preacher and your doctor.

One of her favorite statements is, if she calls the doctor, she's just calling to let him know she's coming in," JR Grant, Laura’s son said. "She don't bother them unless she's sick and that's very, very seldom," he said.

“I go to the doctor twice a year,” she said.

"And sees the preacher every Sunday," JR said.

To stay healthy, she did water aerobics and has never drunk or smoked. Her favorite food is vegetables and although she doesn't cook or bake for Thanksgiving anymore, she still has fond memories of the holiday.

"We had turkey, ham, all gosh, all kinds of vegetables," said Grant. She remembers this time of year as a time of gathering and enjoying each other's company. She recalls getting up at 4 am and making apple jacks to give to family, church members and others.

"Oh, Lordy, I used to cook apple jacks and carry them to folks in the neighborhood," Grant said. "I call them and tell them to come get them, whichever, I thought they could do. If I knew they couldn't come, I carried them to them," she said.

Once her eyesight began to deteriorate, she stopped making apple jacks, stopped sewing and doing crafts. But despite these things, her approach to life is quite simple.

"Stay busy, do something," Grant said. "You sit around, you'll go to nothing."

!OBITUARY:

Laura Ellen (Roberts) Grant
November 21, 1919 ~ October 28, 2023 (age 103)
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Laura Ellen Roberts Grant, 103, of Kinston passed away on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Harmony Hall in Kinston. She enjoyed dancing the last 35 years at The Galaxy. If anything could make her eyes light up, that could be it. She was a homemaker but her and her late husband ran a country store for many years.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Charlie Grant; daughter, Linda Smith; granddaughter, Denise Gray; siblings, Clarence A. Roberts Jr., J.W. Roberts, and Shirley Hafele.

Laura is survived in death by her daughter, Faye Gray and husband, Skeet; sons, Charles Robbie Grant and Jesse R. “J.R.” Grant; grandchildren, Laura O’Neal and husband, Randy, Donna Daily and husband, Dennis, Margaret Chase and husband, Tim, Rhonda Grant, Jeff Grant and wife, Kathleen, Kim Grant, Jonathan Smith and wife Dana; numerous great grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 5, 2023 at Trinity United Methodist Church. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Vito Bisogno officiating. A burial will be held following the funeral service at Pinelawn Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to Trinity United Methodist Church in here memory.

Marty and Karla Grant

www.martygrant.com