Dorothy Prothro Grant's Obituary
Dorothy passed away peacefully on Monday October 7, 2024 at the age of 95, while residing at Buckner Westminster Place in Longview, Texas.
She was born on July 10, 1929 to Frances Haddock Prothro and Jeanne Mac Prothro. She was the first of four daughters. Sisters are Jo Anne Imhof Prothro, Elsie Kay Prothro and Brenda Sue Prothro. She was preceded in death by her husband John Wilson (Pete) Grant, son John Wilson Grant III, sisters Kay Prothro, Jo Anne Imhof, sister in law Carol Ferguson and brother in law Ted Imhof.
She is survived by her son Paul Winston Grant and wife Almedia. She is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Dorothy married the love of her life, John Wilson (Pete) Grant in 1949. They lived most of their lives in Marshall Texas and later moved to Uncertain, Texas (Caddo Lake). Dorothy worked for many years at Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant in Karnack, TX. She served on the Commanding Officer’s staff, where she eventually became the Civilian Administrative Public information Officer for Longhorn. In 1988, with the signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) by the United States of America and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.), she was closely involved with the arrangements, administration and care of the visiting Russians who came to witness the destruction of the Pershing Missile rocket motors at the Longhorn facility. Dorothy was also appointed the Federal Women’s Program Coordinator, a part of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This was a program implemented by the Federal government to educate both employers and employees about equal rights for women in the workplace.
Dorothy had a deep love for Caddo Lake and after retirement from Longhorn in 1993, she began another very successful career selling real estate in the Caddo Lake area. For years, she wrote a weekly column in the Marshall News Messenger called “Caddo Country” where she told fishing stories, tales, legends and history about the area. Each week she closed the column with the phrase, “If you’re down around the river, drop in!”
She served as president of the Cypress Valley Navigation District and was very involved in the Greater Caddo Lake Association. She was a “Believer” and a devoted attendee of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Leigh, Texas.
Her life was lived to the fullest and she always kept her purse and keys by the door, ready to go!
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