Oct. 9, 1926 - April 19, 2009

Millie Mae Brant, 82, of Lebanon, died at home on April 19, 2009, of cancer.

A funeral service took place April 25 at Huston-Jost Funeral Home. She was buried in the Lebanon I.O.O.F. Cemetery.

She was born Oct. 9, 1926, in Yuma, Colo., to Elmer Lee and Minnie Mae (Auman) Otta.

She married Glenn E. Brant on Aug. 7, 1943, in St. Francis, Kan. They moved to Lebanon in 1947.

Mrs. Brant worked at the Lebanon Battery Separation Plant.

The couple moved to several different areas before settling in Colton, where they owned a large dairy for several years.

Later they moved from the dairy and purchased the Buena Vista Market near Independence, which they operated until it burned down in 1968. The couple returned to Lebanon and she earned her real estate license.

Mrs. Brant worked for Chuck Zeek Real Estate for many years, during which time she and her husband purchased and repaired many rental houses in the Lebanon area.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Raymond and Patti Brant of Lebanon; daughters and sons-in-law Yvonne and Kenneth McDaniel of Albany, and Sherri and Jim Parker and Michelle and Loren Miller, all of Lebanon; brother Herbie Otta of Lebanon; sister Bessie Ludahl of Albany; grandchildren Michael Brant and his wife Kelly of Jefferson, Jeffrey Brant of Lebanon, Donna Harrison and her husband Mark of Lebanon, Melissa Mary and her husband LeRoy of Albany, KayDee McDaniel of Sweet Home, Matthew Parker of Lebanon, Angela Estes and her husband Tony of Lebanon, Mark Parker of Lebanon, Luke Parker of Albany, Cory Miller of Lebanon and Brandon Miller of Lebanon; great-grandchildren Colton and Casey Brant, Gunner and Drake Harrison, Nicole and Tyler Mary, and Emma Estes; and several nieces and nephews.

Her husband Glenn E. Brant; brothers Harold, Calvin, and Eddie Otta; and her parents died before she did.

Contributions may be made to the family, which has established a fund to help another local family who might not be able to caretake for a loved one in their own home due to financial constraints. Contributions may be sent in care of Huston-Jost Funeral Home, 86 W. Grant St., Lebanon OR 97355.