Russell T. Grant, 91, Escondido, Calif., formerly of the Beaver Creek area, died Wednesday, March 27, 2002, at the Meadowview nursing home in Escondido.
He was born to Thaddeus and Julia (Brooks) Grant on Aug. 7, 1910, on the family farm east of Beaver Creek. He graduated from Beaver Creek High School in 1928 and Macalester College, St. Paul, in 1932. He coached at Elmore High School before moving to Sacramento, Calif., where he worked for Southwest Telephone Company until retirement.
His wife, Grace, worked for Seaboard Finance. They were married on March 27, 1937. She died on Dec. 31, 2000. They had no children.
Survivors include cousins, Norma (English) Herman, Luverne, Ruth (Brooks) Hagen, Sioux Falls, S.D., Marilyn (Brooks) Granald, New York, New York, Dale (Bill) Brooks, Albuquerque, N.M., and Phyllis (Brooks) Bim, Memphis Tenn.