Inez Sanders Gantt, age 88, of Newton, NC, passed away Thursday, October 18, 2018, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. She was a resident of Conover Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for 5 ½ years where she made so many friends and always had the highest praise for all the residents and staff.
Inez was born in Gaston County on October 30, 1929 to the late Mamie Sanders. She was a member of New Jerusalem Baptist Church in Newton, NC. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Evans Gantt; sister, Nettie Duncan and brothers, Clyde Sanders and Charlie Sanders. Inez is survived by her four children, Nancy Stewart of Conover, NC, Wayne Gantt and wife Donna of Conover, NC, Michael Gantt of Brunswick, Maine, and Gary Gantt of Newton, NC, and grandson Chad Stewart of Claremont, NC, her beloved dog, Toby, and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 1:45 – 2:45 pm on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at Drum Funeral Home in Conover, NC. The funeral service will be held at 3:00 pm in the Chapel of Drum Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. Ed Yount officiating. A private graveside will be held at Catawba Memorial Park in Hickory, NC, on Monday.
Condolences may be sent to the Gantt family at www.drumfh-conover.com.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to: Woodlawn Baptist Church, 440 7th St. Pl. SW, Conover, NC, 28613 or to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105.
The Gantt family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Drum Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Conover, NC.
