Ernest C. Grant

Obituary of Ernest C. Grant January 23, 2017 Ernest C. Grant, 64, of Fulton, passed away on January 23, 2017 at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse. He was a lifelong resident of Fulton and the son of the late Byron and Edith (Palmer) Grant. Ernie was employed at Nestle’s in Fulton as a supervisor for many years until the plant closed. He then went to work for Schneider Packaging Equipment Company in Brewerton until his retirement in 2014. Known to work from sun-up to sun-down, he was an all-around handyman and gardener. Ernie enjoyed traveling with his wife Priscilla and visiting family out of state. He was also an avid NASCAR racing fan. He will be greatly missed by his wife of 36 years, Priscilla Grant; seven children, Kevin (Jessica) Grant of Fulton, Patrick (Rachel) Grant of Charlotte, NC, Chip (Marie) France of Missouri, Krista (Eric) Weatherstone of Jordan, David France of North Syracuse, Theresa Grinnell (Brian Austic) of Fulton, Dawn (Mike) Billion of Fulton; 16 grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; brother, Donald (Judy) of Sandy Creek; sister, Sharon Milton of Virginia and four nieces. Calling hours are 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Friday January 27 at Foster Funeral Home, 910 Fay Street, Fulton. Funeral services will be on 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 28 at the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, 2819 County Route 45, Fulton with burial to follow in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Contributions in Ernie’s memory may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675.