Grady Dale McCarter

1924 - 2010  (85 years)

• Name	Grady Dale McCarter
  Born	1 Sep 1924	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Township 13, Madison County, North Carolina   [1]
  Died	12 Mar 2010	Clyde, North Carolina   [2]
  Buried	Fines Creek Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina   [3]
  Person ID	I415780	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	Willie Russel McCarter,   b. 28 May 1889, Jefferson County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Mar 1960, Madison County, North Carolina  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Artie Ramsey,   b. 4 Apr 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Oct 1990, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 92 years)
  Married	21 Apr 1913	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Family ID	F165522	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lucy Rathbone,   b. 11 Jul 1929,   d. 31 Jan 1996  (Age 66 years)
  Married	7 Feb 1953	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Howard Dale McCarter,   b. 14 Nov 1953, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 3 Jun 2010, Georgetown University Hospita, Washington, DC  (Age 56 years) + 2. Carolyn Elaine McCarter
  Family ID	F165524	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Sep 1924 - Tennessee Married - 7 Feb 1953 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Fines Creek Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Grody Mccarter Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Joe, Township 13, Madison, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Age 15 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated) 1925 Last Place of Residence Same Place HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Willie Mccarter Head M 50 Tennessee Artie Mccarter Wife F 42 Tennessee Elijah Mccarter Son M 22 Tennessee Alice Mccarter Daughter F 18 Tennessee Grody Mccarter Son M 15 Tennessee *Ne Mccarter Son M 10 North Carolina Boyce Mccarter Son M 8 North Carolina Carl Mccarter Son M 6 North Carolina Ray Mccarter Son M 3 North Carolina Emma Ruth Mccarter Daughter F 0 North Carolina [S142] Newspaper Article, 12 Mar 2010. Born: September 1, 1924 Died: March 12, 2010 Location: Clyde, North Carolina Grady Dale McCarter, 85, of Clyde, NC, died peacefully at his home on Friday, March 12, 2010. Grady was attended at his death by his devoted caregivers, Lexie Wilkins and Jenny Banning. Teresa Pearson was another loving companion on his journey. Grady’s long life was one of faithfulness, integrity, compassion, and generosity. He was an humble man of faith, whose greatest desire was to live a life pleasing to God. This desire permeated every part of his life. In his teens Grady served in CCC Camp 441, working on the newly created GSM National Park. During WWII he joined the Navy, serving on the U.S.S. Cockrill DE-398. Upon returning home, he met and married Lucy Rathbone McCarter, who died in 1996 after 43 years of marriage. They had two children, Howard Dale and Carolyn Elaine, and two grandchildren, “JR” McCarter and Caitlin Wood. In addition,he is survived by two brothers, Ray and Boyce, and a sister, Emma Ruth. Grady was a mentor to many throughout his life. He was a deacon of his church for decades, and a peace officer in Haywood County Sheriff Department for over thirty years. Always believing “everyone deserves a chance” Grady quietly advocated for youngsters who stumbled into trouble. Many made good on that chance and became leaders in the community. Grady’s life was framed in music. In his younger years one could hear his skillful picking and clear tenor voice on the local radio station. Later he shared his talents with his church, his family, and nursing home residents. Grady was generous, not only with his time and talent, but with his money. Having known hunger and lack firsthand, he was always quick to help families in need. In the spirit of his compassion and generosity, his family requests contributions to the Grady McCarter Charitable Trust Fund in lieu of flowers. This fund will be established at United Community Bank of Waynesville. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Monday evening at the Garrett Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Lake Junaluska. An online guest registry may be signed at www.garrettfuneralsandcremations.com sponsored by the staff of Garrett Funerals and Cremations. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 54039715). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name W R McCarter Event Type Marriage Event Date 21 Apr 1913 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 22 Birth Year (Estimated) 1891 Spouse's Name Artie Ramsey Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1894 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-30160-9512-17?cc=1619127 : accessed 15 February 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1911-1916, vol 15-16 > image 194 of 607; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Grady Mccarter Event Type Marriage Event Date 07 Feb 1953 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 28 Birth Year (Estimated) 1925 Spouse's Name Lucy Rathbone Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 23 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1930 Page 427 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12703-51632-27?cc=1619127 : accessed 15 February 2016), Cocke > Marriage registers, 1946-1954, vol 28-29 > image 596 of 695; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.