Ronald L. Cady

Ronald L. Cady Ronald L. Cady, 89, husband of Wanda Peterson Cady, died Sunday, March 18, 2018 at Beaufort Memorial Hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 11:00am at Beaufort National Cemetery with full military honors. Mr. Cady was born in Rochester, NY on November 25, 1928. He is the son of the late Dayton Harrison Cady and Marion Euphemia Cropsey Cady. He worked at Eastman Kodak in Rochester before joining the U. S. Army in October 1950. He deployed to Germany and served five years. He was discharged and starting hitch hiking across country but re-enlisted in Fort Campbell and once again was sent to Germany. He then served at Fort Gordon, GA, two tours of duty in Vietnam then served again in Germany before returning to Fort Gordon, GA where he retired. During his military career, he received the Bronze Star, the Army Commendation Medal and others. He moved to Beaufort and worked Civil Service at the U. S. Naval Hospital for twenty years before retiring. He was a member of the Beaufort Men's Bowling Association and the SC State Bowling Association. Surviving in addition to his wife of 53 years, Wanda; are his son, Darrell Cady of Bluffton, SC; his daughters, Lynne Jacobs (Douglas) of Beaufort, SC and Sharon Cady Martin (David) of Tallahassee, FL; his granddaughter, Ashley Cantrell (Robert) of Savannah, GA; his sister, Elaine C. Mason of Marietta, OH as well as several extended family members. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brother, Dean N. Cady and his sister, Phyllis C. Weaver. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the charity of your choice. Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the family.