Mozell Gant, Kingstree

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Mozell Gant, Kingstree - Funeral services for Mrs. Mozell Gant, conducted by Bro. Derrick Scott, were held Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses of Kingstree. Burial, directed by Henryhand Funeral Home, followed at St. Paul UM Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Gant, 81, of Hollywood, Florida, by way of Kingstree, died Monday, May 16, 2016. She was born December 30, 1934, the daughter of the late Mose Shaw and Marie Shaw. She attended the public schools of Williamsburg County.  She left Kingstree in 1956 and moved to Miami, Florida, where she worked in the hospitality and food industry at the Fontainbleau Hotel. During her time there, she was fortunate to meet Sam Cook, Frank Sinatra, and Elvis Presley. In 1967, she moved to Brooklyn, New York, where she worked in the food and hospitality industry.  She moved back to Kingstree in 1974 and began working at the Kingstree Inn.  She worked there for 35 years. During Hurricane Hugo, she worked countless hours to be sure the police, firemen, sheriff, townsmen and women were fed. She attended the Kingstree congregation of Jehovah’s Witness until she moved to Hollywood, Florida, where she attended the Dania Beach congregation. Two brothers, Willie Shaw and Samuel Shaw, preceded her in death.

Survivors are: two daughters, Margaret Brown (Curtis) and Wanda Mouzon; two sisters, Sylvia McCrea (Joshua) and Deloris Jones; two brothers, Harry Shaw (Shirley) and Tyrone Shaw (Everlena); four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Source: http://www.kingstreenews.com/20160613/160619970/mozell-gant-kingstree