Roger Q Mills Grantham

Roger Q Mills(R.Q.) Grantham, III, 83, of Whitney, Texas, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Whitney. A memorial visitation will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at Marshall & Marshall Funeral Directors, Hillsboro.

He was born on July 15, 1940, in the Steiner Valley area of Bosque County, to Roger Q Mills Grantham, II and Laverne (Bernhardt) Grantham. R.Q. was raised on the Grantham farm in southwest Whitney. He grew up farming, using horses, until graduating to an 8N Ford tractor at the age of eight. Because his father worked outside of Whitney, R.Q. took care of cows, pigs and two thousand turkeys for Purina.

R.Q. loved all sports, participating when time permitted. He was a member of the 1958 Regional Class B Championship football team. In 1957, R.Q. won the FFA Star Lone Star Farmer Degree of Texas. He graduated from Whitney High School in 1958, and attended Baylor University for one semester, then transferred to Navarro Junior College.

R.Q. retired from the City of Plano, Texas after working thirty plus years in the capital  improvements department. The many water towers in Plano were built under his supervision and inspection. After marrying Wilda(Berry), he took over the farms in Prairie Point and  Bethel Community. The farm in Whitney is still actively breeding cattle.

Preceded in death by his parents, R. Q. is survived by his wife, Wilda; his sons, Roger Scott Grantham and his wife, Lisa, Chris Grantham and his wife, Melissa; his grandchildren, Tabitha Collins, Dr. Katie Ramirez and her husband, Austin, Aimee Grantham, Antoinette (Toni) Grantham, and Isaac Grantham.