Todd Allan Grant
1941-2025
It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of Todd Allan Grant. After a brief and courageous battle with cancer, he went home to his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 17, 2025, at the age of 84.
Todd was born in 1941 in Los Angeles to Marvin and Marjorie Grant. Returning to Santa Barbara as a child, faith, family, music, hard work, and open-handed hospitality would shape every season of his life.
After graduating from Santa Barbara High School in 1959, Todd joined the United States Marine Corps. A proud Marine long after he hung up the uniform, he stayed active with the Marine Corps League, serving as treasurer and chaplain of the Santa Barbara Detachment 024 for the last 15 years.
Receiving a guitar for his 10th birthday set in motion a lifelong passion for music of all kinds. He would spend the next seven decades playing guitar and singing in countless bands and trios. Most significantly, in 1965 he co-founded the Floyd County Boys, a bluegrass band that would go on to play throughout the U.S. until 2019. Singing, playing guitar, and writing songs were among the great joys of Todd’s life.
A loving father to six children, Todd married his first wife, Sharone Webster, in 1960, with whom he had Jeff, Kim, and Jason. He later married Karen Pauli in 1981; together they had three children—Heather, Cody, and Patrick. Todd will be remembered as a kind and supportive father, one who would be at your side in an instant if you needed him.
His faith in the Bible and in a faithful God was not something he kept to himself. He opened his door widely: friends down on their luck always found a couch and a hot meal. Todd’s legacy of kindness, generosity, and deep love for others lives on in his family and friends.
Todd is survived by his wife of 44 years, Karen; his children Jeff, Kim, Jason, Heather, Cody, and Patrick; his brothers Tim and Terry; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A celebration of life will be held at South Coast Church, 5814 Cathedral Oaks Rd., on October 18, 2025, at 2 p.m. Light refreshments to follow. Musicians are welcome to bring an instrument for a jam session in honor of Todd following the celebration of life.
