William Grady
Posted: April 25, 2023
William Jackson Grady, 86, of Southaven, Mississippi, passed away at his son’s home in Columbus, Mississippi, on April 23, 2023. He was born on September 8, 1936, in Tate County, Mississippi, and graduated from Independence High School in Independence, Mississippi. After graduation he proudly served his country in the United States Army and worked as a Bus Driver for Memphis Transit in Memphis, Tennessee most of his career.
Visitation will be Friday, April 28, 2023, from 5 PM until 7 PM and Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 11 AM until a Military Honors Funeral Service at 12 PM all at Brantley-Phillips Funeral Home – 2470 Hwy 51 South, Hernando, Mississippi 38632. Interment will follow at Cockrum Church Cemetery – 3945 MS 305, Hernando, Mississippi.
He is the widower of Brenda Hurt Grady. He is survived by his son, David Grady and his wife Monica of Columbus, Mississippi; his daughter, Kay Sigler of Coldwater, Mississippi; his brother, Howard Grady and his wife Brenda of Coldwater, Mississippi; and his grandson, Jackson Grady.
He also leaves behind his very special friend, Carolyn Corbett.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Mary Grady; his son-in-law, Billy Sigler; a grandson, Jimmy Sigler; sister, Ruth Hudson; and five brothers, Ewell Grady, Melvin Grady, Oscar “Short” Grady, Homer Grady Jr. and Curtis Grady.