Joan Grant Obituary
Joan Baughman Grant, 77, a resident of the Barnabus Court at the Brevillier Village, died on Sunday evening November 11, 2007 at the Ball Pavilion following an extended illness.
A resident of Erie most of her life, she was born in Brookville, PA on November 23, 1929 a daughter of the late Victor and Sara Painter Baughman.
Joan was retired and had worked at a number of places in Erie including the Gertrude Barber Center, Marx Toy Co., Erie Technological Products, and the American Tining and Galvanizing Co. and also the Sylvania Co. in Brookville.
She had been a grandparents volunteer for a number of programs including the Gertrude Barber Center and GECAC and also did volunteer work at the Shriners Hospital and the YWCA on West 8th St. She had been a girl scout leader, served on the Erie Housing Board, was an avid reader and Penn State football fan, and enjoyed doing cross word puzzles. She had attended the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant where she had taught Sunday School at one time.
Survivors include a daughter Mary Larson and her husband Tim of Erie; 2 sons, Dale J. Grant and his wife Becky and Ralph W. Grant, Jr. and his wife Sonya, all of Erie; 4 grandchildren, Sara Grant and her fiancee Sean Paul Hackett, Ralph W. Grant, III, Caitlin Mattis, and Carly Larson; a great grandchild, Cassandra Mattis; a brother, Leo "Bud" Baughman of Warren, PA; a sister, Mary Ellen McManigle of Brookville; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Joan was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years Ralph W. Grant, Sr. in 1994; a son, David Grant; 2 grandchildren, Jonathan Dylewski and Timothy Larson, II; 2 sisters, Jean Burns and Louise McNeil; and a brother in infancy, Carl Baughman.
Friends may call at the Russell C. Schmidt & Son Funeral Home, 5000 Wattsburg Road, Erie, corner of East Gore Rd. and Pine Ave., Wednesday 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM and are invited to services there on Thursday afternoon at 2:00 PM officiated by the Rev. Charles Wertz.
Private burial will be in the Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery at the family's convenience. Memorials may be made to the Dr. Gertrude A. Barber National Institute, 100 Barber Place, Erie, 16507
[The Courier-Express (Dubois, Pennsylvania), 5 Dec 2007]
[Jeffersonian-Democrat (Brookville, Pennsylvania) 6 Dec 2007]
PATRICIA JOAN (BAUGHMAN) GRANT OBITUARY
Joan Baughman Grant, 77, a resident of the Barnabus Court at the Brevillier Village, died Sunday, November 11, 2007 at the Ball Pavilion.
Born in Brookville on November 23, 1929 she was the daughter of the late Victor Jay and Sara (Painter) Baughman. She was married for 46 years to Ralph W. Grant, Sr. He preceded her in death in 1994.
Mrs. Grant attended the First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant where she had taught Sunday school at one time.
A resident of Erie, Mrs. Grant had worked for a number of places in Erie including the Gertrude Barber Center. She had been employed at Marx Toy Co., Erie Technological Products and the American Tining and Galvanizing Co. She also had worked at Sylvania Company in Brookville.
Mrs. Grant had been a grandparents volunteer for a number of programs including the Gertrude Barber Center and GECAC and also did volunteer work at the Shriners Hospital and the YWCA. She had been a girl scout leader, served on the Erie Housing Board, was an avid reader and Penn State football fan. Mrs. Grant enjoyed doing cross word puzzles.
Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Tim (Mary) Larson of Erie; two sons, Dale J. (wife Becky) Grant and Ralph W. (wife Sonya) Grant Jr., all of Erie; four grandchildren; one brother,Leo "Bud" Baughman of Warren; one sister, Mary Ellen McManigle of Brookville and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded by her parents, husband, one son, David Grant; two grandchildren, Jonathan Dylewski and Timothy Larson II; two sisters, Jean Burns and Louise Neel; and , one brother in infancy, Carl Baughman.
Funeral services were held on November 15 with the Rev. Charles Wertz officiating. Interment will follow in the Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Dr. Gertrude A. Barber National Institute, 100 Barber Place, Erie, 16507.
[Erie Times-News (Erie, Pennsylvania) December 2007]
PATRICIA JOAN (BAUGHMAN) GRANT
HER STORY
When Patricia Joan Baughman was born on November 23, 1929, in Brookville, Pennsylvania, her father, Victor, was 29, and her mother, Sara, was 26. She had three sons and one daughter with Ralph Wayne Grant. Ralph had the nickname of Penny. Everyone called him Penny. Patricia went by Joan, her middle name, most of her life. Joan died on November 11, 2007, in Erie, Pennsylvania, at the age of 77, and was buried next to Penny in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, Harborcreek Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
Joan had four siblings. They were: Jean Baughman, Louise Baughman, Leo Baughman, and Mary Ellen Baughman. They were born in either Conifer or Brookville, Pennsylvania. Her paternal grandparents are Clover Baughman (1875-1964) and Lavina Schaffner (1878-1955). According to Mary Ellen, ‘Clover always called Lavina; “Vine.”’ Her maternal grandparents are James Monroe Painter (1875 – 1950) and Mary McIntosh (1875 – 1950).
Joan’s father worked on the railroad as a brakeman. In the 1930 US Federal Census he said he was working as a laborer at odd jobs. In 1940, he told the census taker for the US Federal Census that he was working in construction in the building industry making $640 per year. He worked in New York State in construction for the HR Baughman Company. Mary Ellen’s mother worked for the American Hotel, Frampton Diner as a cook and kitchen helper when the kids were growing up. Later, Sara worked at Sylvania until she retired.
Based on information from the 1930 United States Federal Census
Joan Baughman, a white female born around 1930 in Pennsylvania, was the youngest daughter of V Jay Baughman and Sara E Baughman. In 1930, Joan resided in Rose, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, along with her parents and four siblings. At the time, Joan was just an infant, being only a year old. Although she did not attend school yet, Joan was surrounded by a bustling household of seven members. Her father and mother were both born in Pennsylvania, indicating strong ties to their home state. While the specific details of Joan's life remain unknown, this snapshot of her early years provides a glimpse into the dynamics of her family and their community in Rose, Jefferson, Pennsylvania.
Based on information from the 1940 United States Federal Census
In 1940, in the small town of Brookville, Pennsylvania, a young girl named Joan Baughman, aged 10, resided with her family on Euclid Avenue. She was the daughter of Jay Baughman, a 39-year-old head of the household, and Sara Baughman, his 37-year-old wife. Joan had four siblings: Jean [not John], aged 17, Louise, aged 15, Leo, aged 13, and Mary E, aged 11.
Joan's family seemed to have deep roots in Brookville, as they had been living there since at least 1935. They did not reside on a farm, indicating that they were likely part of the town's community rather than engaged in agricultural work. Despite her young age, Joan had already attended school, suggesting a commitment to education within her family. She had completed the fourth grade, which was the highest grade she had reached at that time.
At the Easter morning service of the Presbyterian church the following persons were received into membership. On profession of faith, Mary Ellen Baughman, Martha Best, Clyde Edgar Case, Meriam Joann Case, Patricia Joan Baughman, Nancy Crawford, Howard Hughes, Betty Rishell, Patty Rishell, Georgia Ann Deiner, Molly Matson, Linda Leathers, Eugene Kroh, Paul Fleming, Esther Smith, Marcus Johns, David Summerville, Margaret White, Mr. William Plant, Mrs. Lois Galbraith; Reaffirmation of faith, Mrs. James Painter and Mrs. Ben Case; Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wadding, by letter; Mr. and Mrs. Raul Siar.
[The Brookville American (Brookville, Pennsylvania) 29 Apr 1943, Thu, Page 8]
After graduation from Brookville High School, Mary Ellen moved to Erie to attend Erie Commercial College. This College had its classes on the second floor of a building in Erie. Mary Ellen stayed with her sister Jean who had been living in Erie. And for a while their sister Joan lived with them and attended the College, but Joan didn’t stay with it very long.
GRANT - BAUGHMAN
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Baughman, of Euclid avenue, announce the marriage of their daughter, Joan, to Ralph Grant, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Grant, of Sigel. The marriage took place in Towson, Md., on Monday, June 6th. The double ring ceremony was performed by the Rev. Robert W. Galloway, Minister of the Presbyterian Church there.
The couple was unattended.
The bride was becomingly attired in a navy blue suit, with which she wore white accessories. Her corsage was of white Gardenias.
The new Mrs. Grant is a graduate of Brookville High School, class of 1947, and is employed by Oil Heat and Appliance Co., of Brookville. Mr. Grant is a graduate of Sigel High School and a veteran of World War II, having served with thee U. S. Army in Korea. He is presently employed as a tool dresser in his father's business.
The young couple will reside at 98 Euclid avenue.
[The Brookville American (Brookville, Pennsylvania) 09 Jun 1949, Thu, Page 6]
The 1950 US Federal Census for Welleston, St. Louis County, Missouri, has a record of the Mont and Clara EeGrand [var Eclrand] household. In the household with Mont and Clara are two daughters, son, son-in-law, mother-in-law and two roomers. The roomers were Ralph and Patricia Grant. Ralph W. Grant's relationship to the head of houshold is that of a roomer. Ralph is a white, male, twenty-four years old, married, born in Missouri. He was working forty hours per week as a service man for the gas company. Patricia N. Grant is a roomer, white, female, eighteen years of age, married, born in Missouri, keeping house and not working outside the house. [Ralph Wayne Grant was born 1 Nov 1926, in Sigel, Pennsylvania, making him 23 years, 5 months, 7 days old when this census was taken on April 8, 1950. Grant worked his whole life in the oil and gas business.] [Patricia Joan Baughman was born 23 Nov 1929, in Brookville, Pennsylvania, making her 20 years, 4 months, 16 days old when this census was taken on April 8, 1950.]
The Grant's always attended the Baughman reunions wherever they were held; whether in at the Sobol's in Brookville, a park in Erie, or somewhere in between. In fact, in later years they were often held on the Tim and Mary (Grant) Larson farm in Erie. The Larson's had a donkey, goat, llama, and several horses. They had a swimming pool and indoor facilities large enough to host the entire family in case of inclement weather. Then, there were the cousin's getaways organized by Tim and Mary Larson. Sherry Cannata, Sally Foulkrod, Brenda Baughman, Linda Baughman, Patti Dolton, Kathy Sobol, and Tim & Mary Larson went to Puerto Rico, Florida, or some other exotic location for a couple of weeks. What a joyous blessing that was for these women to get away and get together.
