John Irving Grandy Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

John Irving Grandy, 91, of Concord, NC, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 13, 2016. John lived in Charlotte, NC, until 1992 and then moved to Concord, NC, where he lived for the past 23 years. His beloved wife, Jill Hutto Grandy, preceded him in death on August 7, 2009. John earned a degree in pharmacy from the University of South Carolina and he was an avid Gamecock. A veteran of WWII, he served in the US Navy as a signalman and traveled to many distant shores such as South America, Russia, Germany, Hawaii, England and France while on board the USS Koolwaters out of Bainbridge, MD. John was originally from South Carolina and he was the last of the 9 children of Ethel and Irvin Grandy. He is survived by his four children: Cynthia (husband David Scott) Casey of Waveland, MS; Doug (wife Linda) Grandy of Ocean Isle, NC; Cathy (husband Kevin) Murray of Mooresville, NC; and Lisa (husband Dale) Winchester of Locust, NC. He is further survived by 11 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and numerous other relatives and friends. John was a wonderful Christian husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend who was beloved by all who knew him. John’s family has given the family of Lowe-Neddo Funeral Home the privilege of caring for them. Visitation will take place at the funeral home, 4715 Margaret Wallace Road, Matthews, at 1 pm on Monday, May 16. Funeral services led by Kirk Sams of Kannapolis Church of Christ will follow in the funeral home chapel at 2 PM. Following services, John will be taken to his final place of earthly rest at Sharon Memorial Park. Please visit John’s personal online memorial at www.LoweNeddoFuneralHome.com to share memories, photos and condolences or call 704-545-3553 for more details.

John Irving Grandy

December 6, 1924 - May 13, 2016