Kenneth Poe Funeral Services

October 26, 2022

CHARLOTTE – Maxwell Berry Grant, Jr., 76, died on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.  He was born in Charlotte, NC on February 4, 1946, the son of Maxwell Berry Grant and Helen Crowell Grant. 

Berry spent his childhood in Allentown, PA where his father owned a PepsiCo plant.  The family returned to Charlotte, NC where he spent the majority of his life, considering himself a true “Charlottean”.  He attended Perkiomen Prep School in Pennsburg, PA, where he was the captain of the soccer team, and went on to attend Georgia Tech University in Atlanta, GA.  Berry made lifelong friends at Perkiomen, in Allentown, and Charlotte, and cherished the frequent trips for his “buddies” from Allentown to get together to continue lifelong friendships and memories.  

Berry loved and enjoyed attending his children’s sporting events and was always in the stands cheering them on from Elizabeth’s soccer, Leighton’s football, Ashley’s softball, or Sherrill’s volleyball.  He was an avid sports fan, and during football season, he watched all of the alma maters from the family including Georgia Tech, NC State, Hampden-Sydney, East Carolina, University of Tennessee, in addition to the Carolina Panthers.  

Berry was an active member of the Piedmont Driving Club in Atlanta, GA, the Charlotte City Club, and Olde Providence Racquet Club in Charlotte, NC.  He was a past President of the Charlotte Kiwanis Club and served on the Board of Directors for Camp Thunderbird. 

Berry was an independent investor and was passionate about monitoring the stock market.  He never missed the closing bell!  Berry was a very charitable individual and enjoyed attending and supporting local organizations such as the Good Fellows Club, YMCA, Myers Park Presbyterian Church, and Charlotte Opera Guild.  He was also passionate about donating to multiple charities and his longtime alma mater, Perkiomen Prep School. 

Berry was a very loving husband, father, grandfather, and friend.  He instilled his generous nature and decency in all that knew and loved him, and his kind heart touched all that encountered him.  As loyal as they come, you could always count on him to be there for you.  He was passionate about simply doing the right thing and helping those that were less fortunate, and was a true Southern gentleman.  A class act and sharply dressed man ready for any occasion, or as he would say “the name is Bond, James Bond” as he’d step out ready for that day’s events. 

Berry is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 44 years, Sheldon Goforth Grant; his beloved children, Elizabeth Grant and Leighton Grant of Asheville, NC, Ashley Schewzyk and her husband, Ollie, of Fort Mill, SC, and Sherrill Hornett and her husband, Clive, of New York, NY; his adoring grandchildren, Brayden and Savannah Schewzyk, and Lucia and Elsie Hornett.  His wife, children, and grandchildren were his greatest pride and joy, and he was overly generous with his love and support to his family and friends. 

Funeral services for Berry will be held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at Myers Park Presbyterian Church, 2501 Oxford Place in Charlotte, NC.  The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the church.  A reception will follow the service in Oxford Hall. The service will be livestreamed at: https://myersparkpres.org/live/ for those unable to attend in person.  Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be offered in memory of Berry to the YMCA of Greater Charlotte, 400 E. Morehead Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 (https://www.ymcacharlotte.org/).

Arrangements are in the care of Kenneth W. Poe Funeral & Cremation Service, 1321 Berkeley Ave., Charlotte, NC 28204; (704) 641-7606. Online condolences may be shared at www.kennethpoeservices.com.