Paul D. Grady

VALDESE - Mr. Paul Dean Grady, 70, of Valdese, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 13, 2008, at Frye Regional Medical Center after a period of declining health. Mr. Grady was born Dec. 20, 1937, in Catawba County to the late Thomas Paul Grady and Laura Cody Grady Haydock. Dean was a member of Trinity Baptist Temple in Hickory and attended Solid Rock Baptist Church. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran and retired from Drexel Heritage Furniture Co. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Bobby Grady; and two brothers-in law, Jerry and Terry Murphy and Rondell Franklin. Survivors include his wife, Ann Murphy Grady of the home; one brother, Wayne Haydock and wife, Deborah, of Greenville, S.C.; sisters-in-law, Gale M. Bumgarner of Drexel, Becky M. Burns and Carole M. Franklin, both of Valdese, and Judy S. Murphy of Rutherford College; a brother-in-law, Doug Murphy of Valdese; and a number of nieces and nephews. The funeral service for Paul Dean Grady will be held at 1 p.m. today, Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Solid Rock Baptist Church, with the Rev. Tony Land officiating. Interment will follow in Burke Memorial Park, with military rites conducted by members of American Legion Post 234 of Valdese. The family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. today, Tuesday, at Solid Rock Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Solid Rock Baptist Church, 2505 Burke Memorial Park Road, Morganton, N.C. 28655. An online guest book and obituary are available at www.heritagefuneralservices.com. Heritage Funeral Service and Crematory is assisting the Grady family.