Mrs Sarah Louise Hayward Grantham, 86, of Grenada, passed away Friday August 30, 2024, at her home.  She was born February 2, 1938, in Duck Hill to Douglas and Mabel Bennett Hayward.

Sarah was a master seamstress whose talents fill many homes in the area.  She worked for many years at R & S Cleaners and prior to that at Pennaco Hosiery and several other places around town.  She loved her children, grandchildren, and her great grandson, Kaleb, held a special place in her heart.  She loved working in her yard as that was what she considered her stress relief even though she would suffer with sunburn afterwards due to her pale skin.  She also loved to cook but most especially bake.  If you were ever special enough to enjoy her candies she only made during special occasions consider yourself very lucky as they always went fast.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday September 1, 2024 at McKibben & Guinn Funeral Service in Grenada with Reverend Eugene Heimbach officiating.  Interment will follow at Mars Hill Cemetery outside of Duck Hill where multiple generations of her family are buried.  The family will receive friends from 12:00 noon until the service.

She is survived by her daughters, Linda Grantham of Grenada and Lisa Grantham of Ridgeland; her grandsons, Haley Adams and Cody Adams of Grenada; her great grandsons, Cayden Vaughn of Arkansas, Kaleb Adams and Braylen Neal of Grenada; and her brothers, Larry Hayward and William (Tammy) Hayward of Duck Hill and numerous nieces and nephews.

A very special thank you to her devoted sitter, Christina Whitten.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Howard Hayward of Holcomb and Manly Hayward of Grenada.

Haley Adams, Cody Adams, Sonny Hayward (honorary), Clay Hayward, Marc Hayward, David Hayward, Cooper Hayward, and Jeremy Hayward will serve as pallbearers.

Memorials may be directed to Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada or Webster Animal Shelter in Madison.