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- Johnnie M. Brant, 96, of Ingraham, died at 2:15 p.m. Monday, October 24, 2011, at Flora Gardens in Flora.
Mr. Brant was born June 29, 1915, in Clay County, the son of John D. and Hattie (Murphy) Brant. He married Ina C. Lewis on May 2, 1937. She survives.
He enjoyed farming. He also enjoyed playing his banjo, playing horseshoes and in later years piecing and embroidering quilts. He was a member of Ingraham Christian Church for 88 years.
Mr. Brant is survived by his wife of 74 years, Ina Brant, of Ingraham; two sons, Dean Brant and his wife, Donna, of Louisville, and Dennis Brant and his wife, Janet, of Fairfield; daughter-in-law, Lou Anna Brant, of Clay City; eight grandchildren, Deanna Cox and her husband, John, of Concord, N.C., Shelley Murry and her husband, Ric, of Ringgold, Ga., Joshua Brant and his wife, Jackie, of Paris, Tina Patton and her husband, Jon, of Rockport, Ind., David Brant and his wife, Sheryl, of Cisne, John Brant, of Olney, Amy Kemp and her husband, Keith, of Oblong, and Andrew Brant and his wife, Rebecca, of Lincoln; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Hattie Brant; one son, Donald; three brothers, Ellis, Leland and Carl; and three sisters, Marie, Lillian and Helen.
Funeral services will be held at Ingraham Christian Church with Minister Carroll Lewis, Minister Darrel Brandon and Minister Ron Payne officiating.
Burial will be in Ingraham Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Clay City Christian Church Youth Center or Ingraham Christian Church Building Fund.
Condolences may be made at www.summers-kistler.com.
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