DAN H. GRADY
July 7, 1926-Nov. 30, 2016
Mr. Dan H. Grady, 90, Calypso, died early Wednesday morning, Nov. 30, at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home, officiated by the Rev. Clayton Sutton, the Rev. Nick Nielsen and Dr. Greg Day, and followed by visitation. The burial will be Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. at Maplewood Cemetery of Mount Olive.
Friends and family are also being received at the Grady residence.
Flowers are welcome or memorial gifts may be made to Calypso Fire Department, P.O. Box 367, Calypso, N.C., 28325.
Mr. Grady, a well-known "colorful character" from Calypso, was a retired volunteer with Calypso Fire Department.
He was a longtime member of Calypso Presbyterian Church.
A United States Army veteran of World War II, he served in the 106th Infantry Division, and was stationed in Germany.
He was a lifelong farmer whose efforts produced tobacco, grain, swine and cattle.
A large vegetable garden he enjoyed planting each spring, and he looked forward to family outings to White Lake.
In past years, he had been employed with Mount Olive Tribune, and in recent years, he was employed by Steve Grady Farms as its official "cow man." Folks from areas far and wide have knowledge of his skills in preparing some mouth-watering pork barbecue.
Survivors include his three daughters, Wanda Grady Long and husband, Chuck, of Goldsboro, Sue Grady Sutton and husband, the Rev. Clayton Sutton, of Calypso and Sybil Grady Merkison of Mount Olive; four grandchildren, Michelle Tillman and husband, Neil, of Fremont, Danny Sutton and wife, Jennifer, of Calypso, Ashley Wheeler and wife, Deanna, of Princeton and Melissa Holland and husband, Dustin, of Calypso; seven great-grandchildren, Olivia Sutton, Sadie Sutton, Austin Liechti, Brady Wheeler, Lizzy Wheeler, Lane Wheeler and Carter Holland; a sister, Elizabeth G. Garner of Holly Springs; a brother, Ernest Grady and his wife, Marie, of Sarecta; and a special friend of the family, Andrew Cano Lopez of Mount Olive and Durango, Mexico.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Davis Grady; his parents, Ed and Minnie Lee Sullivan Grady; Jim Merkison; brothers, Edward and Kermit Grady; sisters, Velma G. Smith and Jane G. Holmes; and an infant brother.
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Published in Obituaries on December 2, 2016 9:59 AM