Brant, Dwain 'Dean'

1938 - 2020  (82 years)

• Name	Brant, Dwain 'Dean'
  Birth	18 Jul 1938	Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BRAN.D003
  _FGRAVE	217493224
  Death	18 Oct 2020	Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
  Burial	Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I29623	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Brant, John Murphy 'Johnnie',   b. 29 Jun 1915, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois d. 24 Oct 2011, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Lewis, Ina Corrine,   b. 22 Sep 1918, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Oct 2015, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	2 May 1937  [1, 2, 3]
  Family ID	F11818	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Fehrenbacher, D.K.
  Family ID	F12541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 18 Jul 1938 - Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois Death - 18 Oct 2020 - Springfield Memorial Hospital, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois Burial - - Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Dwain “Dean” Brant, 82, of Petersburg, and formerly of Ingraham, passed away 7:40 PM, Sunday, October 18, 2020, at the Springfield Memorial Hospital. Dean was born on July 18, 1938, in Ingraham, the son of the late Johnnie Murphy and Ina Corrine (Lewis) Brant. He married Donna Fehrenbacher on June 19, 1960 at the Clay City Baptist Church, and they shared 60 years of marriage. Dean worked as a barber, worked for the Road Master Factory for over 37 years, and had a lifetime love of farming. He was a member of the Ingraham Christian Church for many years, and then in 2013 became a member of the Bible Grove Christian Church. Dean loved to play horseshoes and bowl, he also loved to sing in the Kingdom Men Quartet, he and his wife sang in many weddings and funerals over the years. Dean really enjoyed a good meal and loved to garden. Dean is survived by his wife; Donna Brant, of Petersburg, Illinois, children; Josh (Jackie) Brant, of Petersburg, Shelley (Richard) Murry, of Ringgold, Georgia, Deanna (John) Cox, of Concord, North Carolina, 9 grandchildren; Jonathan (Nicole) Cox, of Lincoln, Illinois, Jennifer Cox, of Concord, North Carolina, Brant (Amanda) Murry, of Calhoun, Georgia, Jordan (Sarah) Murry, of Rocky Face, Georgia, Jacob Brant, Johnnie Brant, Joseline Brant, Jillian Bran, Joshua Brant, Jr., all of Petersburg. 7 great grandchildren; Charlotte Cox, Cordelia Cox, both of Lincoln, Zoey Molina, Emma Molina, both of Concord, North Carolina, Sadie Murry, of Calhoun, Georgia, Ridgeland Hixon, Reid Murry, both of Rocky Face, Georgia. He is also survived by a brother; Dennis (Janet) Brant, of Fairfield, Illinois, sister-in-law; Lou Anna Brant of Clay City, Illinois, and many nieces and nephews. Mr. Brant was preceded in death by his parents, and brother; Donald Brant.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2149] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 11, page 6a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2). [S7888] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Brant, Johnnie M., 96, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=79288207), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8829] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Brant, Ina Corrine, 97, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=153457808), none. (Reliability: 2).