Obituaries for Jan. 11

GANN

Graveside services for Mr. Robert L. Gann, age 90 of Manchester, were conducted at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, at Shady Grove Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until noon at Manchester Funeral Home on Monday, Jan. 9.  Mr. Gann passed from this life on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at his residence in Manchester. Robert was born in Woodbury, on May 4, 1932, the son of the late William and Rosa Lee Gann.  Robert worked for Carrier before his retirement.  Upon retiring, Robert enjoyed cutting wood.  He was a very simple man whose family meant the world to him.  He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather, and friend. In addition to his parents, Robert is also preceded in death by his son, Tony Gann; brothers, Billy, Melvin, and Jessie Lee Gann; sisters, Marie Gann and Pauline Tucker.  He is survived by his son, Granville Gann (Frankie); daughter, Teresa Gann; brother, Richard Glenn Gann; four grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.