Agnes Gant Obituary

Agnes Gant

Anchorage resident Agnes E. Gant, 95, died early February 3rd, 2026, at Marlow Manor.

A memorial/celebration of life is scheduled for 2 to 4 p.m., Thursday, June 11th, at the Anchorage Senior Center at 1300 E 19th Ave. Agnes will be buried at Fort Richardson National Cemetery at a later date, with the family attending.

Mrs. Gant was born Nov 1st, 1930, to Dean and Sarah Watkins in Helena, Mont. She lived with her family in Butte, Mont., until she married "Sam" Preston Gant in 1951. Agnes worked at a bank in Butte, while her husband was in Korea, in 1953, after he got back she went with him to his duty stations in Fort Rucker, Ala., Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Bethel, Alaska, and other Army bases in the lower 48, until 1968, when he retired from the Army and they moved back to Alaska and settle in Anchorage. She then worked for Groceries Wholesale in the Accounting dept, was a secretary for an Insurance Agent and finally for the State of Alaska, as a Travel Clerk, her favorite job. Agnes is survived by her daughter, Sally Gant of Fairbanks; sister, Bonnie Edwards of Butte; sister, Sally Dyas of Parker, Colo., and sister-in-law, Alice Watkins of Seattle; five grandchildren, Molly, Katie, Peter, Jack and William; six great-grandchildren, Taylor, Sebastion, Elizabeth, Lily, Ezra and Lucy; and numerous nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial donations to your favorite charity. Agnes was cremated by Janssen's Funeral Home.

Janssen Funeral Homes

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