GRANT, Myra Rose

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ - Published Thursday, June 28, 2012 - b. Aug. 24, 1937 d. June 20, 2012 Myra Grant, 74, passed away June 20 in Phoenix, after a brief illness. Myra was born to Rosco Andrew Lawrence McCartney and Margaret Nancy Hammon in 1937 in Logansport, Ind., both of who preceded her in death. She is survived by her children, Randall (Donna) Goodman, of San Antonio, Texas, Rusty (Pete) Lassiter, of Phoenix, Kelly (Michael) Haynes, of Lake Havasu City, Melody (Don) Jones, of Escondido, Calif., and Marty Kay (Marcus) Grant, of Lake Havasu City; her siblings, Buddy McCartney, of Memphis, Tenn., Anita Pearson, of Byhalia, Miss., Kenra (Mike) Wheeler, of Peru, Ind., Carla Walker, of Peru, Ind., Allen McCartney and Douglass McCartney, of Indiana; an uncle, Woodrow (Dorothy) Hammon, in Logansport, Ind.; and her cousin, Rosalie Belt, of Kokomo, Ind. She had 13 grandchildren, Jillian, Randall Jr., Michael, Joseph, Peter David, Kaydee, Rane, Christian, Marissa, John, Trinity, Savannah and Marlee Shea; four great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Her brothers Andy, Billy Ross and Eddie, preceded her in death. Myra graduated from Kokomo High School in 1955 and worked for several years at Cuneo Press before moving with her husband and family to Parker, Ariz., in 1968, where she raised her five children along the Colorado River. She worked for many years as a CNA and also as a dietician at Parker Hospital and other hospitals in Arizona and Indiana. She took great care with her patients and always comforted them. She was one of the first caregivers to work with AIDS patients and was especially kind to them at a time when no one knew what AIDS was or how exactly it was contracted. Myra was an avid Arizona Diamondbacks fan and loved her little dog, “Shorty.” She was a loving mother and a good provider, always had a job and always made sure her kids were taken care of. Even during times when it was difficult for her to get around easily, she still stepped up to the plate when one of her kids needed something, even if it was to baby sit her “grand dogs.” Myra was dearly loved by all those who knew her and whose lives she has touched. She will be missed.