Agnes Gant

Nov 1, 1930 -

Feb 3, 2026

Anchorage, Alaska, resident Agnes E. Gant, 95, died early Feb. 3, 2026, at Marlow Manor. A memorial/celebration of life is scheduled for 2-4 p.m., on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at the Anchorage Senior Center, 1300 E 19th Avenue in Anchorage. Agnes will be buried at Fort Richardson National Cemetery at a later date, with the family attending.

Mrs. Gant was born on Nov. 1, 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 settled in Anchorage. She then worked for Groceries Wholesale in the accounting department, 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, Alaska; sister, Bonnie Edwards of Butte; sister, Sally Dyas of Parker, Colo.; and sister-in-law, Alice Watkins of Seattle, Wash.; 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.