~ IN MEMORY ~
Military veteran, SO/RC/NWA Capt. John H. Granger
July 20, 1947 ~ June 12, 2021
Notification with the passing of retired Southern/Republic/Northwest
Airlines pilot Captain John H. Granger, age 73.
Obituary below notes his retirement with Northwest was in 2006. Captain Granger is survived by his wife Shireen,
his daughters and his grandchildren.
To view the obituary and family photo gallery online please
visit the funeral home website at
https://andersonmcqueen.com/tribute/details/213007/John-Granger/obituary.html#tribute-start
Services for Captain Granger will be held on June 27th
in Saint Petersburg, Florida as noted below.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : John
Harwood Granger, 73, was born in Tallahassee, Fl, and passed away at home in
St. Petersburg on June 12, 2021. He was preceded in death by his brothers Fred
Forrest Granger IV and Richard Stokley Granger. He is survived by his wife,
Shireen Cole Granger; daughters Laura Granger Ryan (Thomas) and Stephanie Ross
Roman; granddaughters Cayleigh and Cristen Ryan and twin grandsons Elias and
Elliott Roman.
John graduated from Leon High School and Florida State
University in Tallahassee. He then became a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy as a
C130 pilot and participated in Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica. After his
time in the Navy, he was a commercial airline pilot for Southern and Republic
Airlines, then retired as a Captain with Northwest / Delta Airlines in 2006. He
was a voracious reader, loved taking nature photographs (a member of St. Pete
Photography Group), his vacation home on Dog Island, and his Albin 32+2 Cruiser
"Plane 2 Sea".
A Celebration of John's Life will be held Sunday, June 27th
with the family receiving friends at Anderson McQueen Funeral Home, 2201 Dr.
MLK Street North, at 12:30pm. A service will take place at 1pm and will be
followed by a reception. His urn will be interred at Sarasota National Cemetery
at a later date.
"To fly west, my friend, is a flight we all must take
for a final check." - author unknown
GATHERING : 12:30 pm
- 1:00 pm , Sunday, June 27, 2021
Anderson-McQueen NESP
2201 Dr MLK Street N, Saint Petersburg, Florida….727-822-2059
CELEBRATION OF LIFE
: 1:00 pm , Sunday, June 27, 2021
Anderson-McQueen NESP
2201 Dr MLK Street N , Saint Petersburg, Florida….727-822-2059
RECEPTION : 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm , Sunday, June 27, 2021
Anderson-McQueen NESP
2201 Dr MLK Street N , Saint Petersburg, Florida…..727-822-2059
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