George Brown Grant, 84, of Floral City, passed away Tuesday, October 18, 2011 under the care of his family and Hospice of Citrus County. Born September 2, 1927 in Salem, Massachusetts, he was the son of Alexander L. and Louise (Brown) Grant. After graduating from Swampscott High School in 1945, George served in the United States Navy during WWII. He moved to Miami, Florida in 1953, where he met and married Imogene "Jean" Copeland in 1955. He retired in 1972 from the Southeast Banking Corporation and moved to Floral City with his wife and two sons. George was active in community affairs, serving on the board of directors of the Citrus County Fair Association, and was a long time member of the Floral City Lions Club and the Floral City Masonic Lodge #133 F&AM, where he served as Master in 1977. He is survived by his children and grandchildren: daughter, Janet and husband Steve MacIntosh of Salt Lake City, UT, and their children, Kelly Vittum and husband Mark, of Sandy, UT, Grant Rippetoe and wife, Sarah of Hong Kong, China; sons Bill and wife Nadia of Marathon, FL and their daughter, Alina; Douglas and wife Martha and their children, Andrew and his wife Carrie, and Emma, all of Charlotte, NC and four great grandchildren and niece, Grace Copeland of Floral City. George was preceded in death by his wife Jean in 2008. Memorial services will be held on Friday, October 21st at 3:00 PM at the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home, with Mr. Michael Raine of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ, officiating, followed by Masonic services conducted by the Masonic Memorial Lodge #19. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jean Grant Scholarship Fund at the Citrus County Fair Association, 3600 South Florida Ave., Inverness, FL 34450. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home with Crematory of Inverness.