Ruth H. Grant

Mrs. Ruth H. (Huggins) Grant, 77, of Burns Road, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, passed away Friday evening, November 3, 2006, at the Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital. Mrs. Grant was born November 7, 1928, in Pittsburg, daughter of the late Harry and Althea (Hurlbert) Huggins. Mrs. Grant attended school in Pittsburg and graduated from Pittsburg High School in 1946. She attended business school and received her certification as a legal secretary. She and her late husband, Scott Grant, moved to Connecticut, where she raised her family and worked various jobs including her employment as a secretary for American Finance Company. After raising her children, she and her husband returned to Pittsburg in 1978, having built a new home over a period of three years. In 1979, she established Ruth’s Cake and Candy Decorators and for the next 19 years became well known as the “Cake and Candy Lady”. Her homemade candies and freshly made cakes kept her very busy until her retirement in 1998. Her many hobbies included tending to her flower gardens, painting, traveling, feeding and watching deer from her home, and spending time at the Dube’s Pit Stop “community table” with her many friends. She will be fondly remembered for her commitment to the Farnham Memorial United Methodist Church in Pittsburg. An active church member, she served as both Secretary and Treasurer for the church, and her involvement in the church and community resulted in her selection as the Layperson of Year for 2003. She loved her family and many friends and will be dearly missed. Mrs. Grant is survived by her daughter, Christine Caron and husband, Paul, of Pittsburg, NH; her son, Gary S. Grant and wife, Laura, of Newtown, CT; a sister, Norma Burns of West Stewartstown, NH; six grandchildren, JoAnn Fortier of Pittsburg, NH, Charlene Wright of Meriden, CT, Sharon Cruz of Meriden, CT, Amy Fortier of Bristol, CT, Scott Grant of Vernon, CT, and Tyler Grant of Newtown, CT; 11 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mrs. Grant is preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Scott Grant, who passed away on August 7, 1999; and a sister, Madelene Judd. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, November 5, 2006, from 2-4 & 6-9 p.m. at the Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook. A funeral service will be conducted on Monday, November 6th at 1:00 p.m. at the Farnham Memorial United Methodist Church in Pittsburg with The Rev. Dr. Edward Grant officiating. An interment service will follow at the Pittsburg Hollow Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy in Mrs. Grant’s memory may be made to the Farnham Memorial United Methodist Church, c/o Lesley Covill, Church Treasurer, Main Street, Pittsburg, NH 03592.

Ruth H. Grant

November 7, 1928 - November 3, 2006