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Grady Shook Obituary
BALSAM - Grady Clifton Shook Sr., 90, of Balsam, N.C., passed away on April 7, 2012, at the John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville.
Grady retired from the NC Department of Transportation as a right away engineer with 33 years of service. He also owned Shook Land Surveying Company in Waynesville for many years. Shook served in the US Army Combat Engineers in the Pacific Theater during WW II.
Grady was preceded in death by his wife of 70 years, Mary Elizabeth Rhinehart Shook; his parents, Hettie Jenkins and Luther Shook; a brother, Carter; a sister, Phyllis S. Powell; and a great grandson, Tristen Rice.
He is survived by his brother, Ervin; a sister, Ramona S. Rice; his three children, Grady Clifton Jr. (Tony), William Raymond Sr. (Bill), and Kathryn S. Green (Kitty); and 6 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren, and 1 great great-grandchild.
Military honors will be provided by the Waynesville VFW Post #5202 and the American Legion Post #47. The family also wishes to thank the US Army Honor Guard.
Graveside services will be held at the Plott Saunook Cemetery on Balsam Road, in the Saunook Community, on Friday, April 13, 2012, at 11 AM, with the Reverend Bobby Downs officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 PM at the funeral home on Thursday, April 12, 2012.
Grady loved nature and all the animals from wild turkeys to stray kitties that came to visit him at his home on Balsam. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to Haywood Animal Welfare Association at 145 Wall St., Waynesville, NC 28786.
An online guest registry is available at www.garrettfuneralsandcremations.com
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Burl Robinson
April 11, 2012
Kitty, I am sorry to hear of the loss of your father. You and other family members have my deepest sympathy. May God bless each of you and may he Rest In Peace.
Jimmy Hooper
April 11, 2012
I am truly sorry to hear of Cliff's passing...I grew up in Saunook with Cliff and Mary and always had a very close relationship with both of them..Cliff and I recently recalled some good times when we played softball around the area....I remember helping him with his algebra problems as he studied to become a surveyor. My condolences to all of the children...Regret that I cannot attend the funeral services. My prayers are with you at this sad time.
April 11, 2012
I am so sorry about losing Mr. Shook. I have known him for many years as a neighbor on Rosemont Road and had known Ms. Mary since 1966 when she was a Director at Neighborhood Youth Corp. Judy Smathers
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