Roderick "Boot" Grady
Roderick Grady was born on September 27, 1971 in Valley, AL to the late Mr. Robert and Mrs. Loraine Griggs Grady. Roderick was educated in the Lanett City School System. He graduated from Lanett High School in 1989. He furthered his education by receiving an Associate degree in Sociology from Southern Union Community College in 1995 and he received his Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Auburn University in 1999. Roderick confessed his faith and joined the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church in 1978 under the pastorage of Rev. Arvell McClendon, Jr. Boot was a faithful and dedicated member at New Hope, where he was a member of the Gospel Choir, Sunday School Secretary and Crusaders. He was employed by World Financial Group as a Background Analyst in Duluth, GA until he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis in 2001. He was preceded in death by his father and mother, Robert and Loraine Grady; two siblings, Michael and Deborah. Boot leaves to cherish his many memories: a son: Benjamin Butler Green, LaGrange, GA; three brothers: James Smith and Warren Grady, West Point, GA; Perry (Fannie) Griggs, Lawrenceville, GA; six sisters: Linda C. Brooks, Valley, AL; Katheryn Grady, ...[more]View Full Online Obituary and Tributes
ett, AL; Alicia Grady and Sherri Grady, Duluth, GA; Janice Davis, Decatur, GA; and Jeanette Buchannon, Opelika, AL; nine nieces and nephews: Samar, Tequan, Marcilyn, Leilani, Nigel, Narada, Sandricka and Kyla; ten great-nieces and nephews: Kenesha, Ataiya, Kweze, Debbie, Devin, Bryant, RJ, TJ, Dylin and Kaymora; one brother-in-law: Larry Rudd, Lanett, AL; one uncle: Clifford Griggs, Lanett, AL; five aunts: Susye Patten, Atlanta, GA; Catherine Morris, Viola Scott, and Elizabeth Griggs, Bloomfield, CT; Florine Griggs, Lanett, AL; his maternal great-aunt, Mazell Griggs Davison, Anniston, AL; and a host of cousins, extended family and friends. Special Friends: Dexter St. George, Jared Chandler, Melanie Scott-Curtis, Pam Wright, Trina Ray, Julie Zachery and a very close friend, Lisa Roberts. Interment New Hope Missionary Church Cementary
