Mrs. Lucy Mae Grant was born in 1930 in the small coastal community of Sherman Bluff, Georgia in McIntosh County—30 miles south of Savannah. Growing up, fishing was essential within her family and community and throughout her married life. Her husband was a shrimp boat captain and they had three children. However, the family connection to fishing did not extend to her two sons, who hated fishing and chose to enter the military instead. Mrs. Grant occasionally crabbed, but made her living working at the local hospital until her retirement. She enjoyed life until her passing in 2021.

Mrs. Grant recalls that although it was hard, fishing afforded her family a good living. As a shrimp boat captain, Mr. Grant learned how to catch shrimp, oysters, and fish by watching and following others until he was given the opportunity to lead. He worked as a shrimper for almost 40 years, with the majority of that time spent working as the captain of a shrimp boat owned by the Sasser family. Mrs. Grant recalls that he traveled down to Key West, Florida, during the winter months, to follow the shrimp migration. Upon his return, the unsold extra catch was often shared with their community. Mrs. Grant recalls that she always passed on eating the lobster, as she cheerfully recalled were just “too big”.