William Grady Anderson, 86, of the Liberty Community, Murphy, died Friday, April 11, 2014, in a Copperhill, TN, hospital. He was a native and lifetime resident of Cherokee County. Grady received a Bachelor’s Degree from Western Carolina University, and a Master’s degree from Vanderbilt University. He taught for 46 years at Hiwassee Dam High School. Grady lived a life of honesty and integrity and taught the same to his students. He was influential to many people of the Hiwassee Dam Community. Grady was also a farmer and grew beef cattle and raised chickens for the purpose of selling hatching eggs. Grady was a member of the Liberty Baptist Church. He served on the board of directors as chairman of Tri-State Electric Membership Corporation, and was a past board member of Tri-County Community College.

He was the son of the late Walter N. and Elsie C. Mason Anderson. He was also preceded in death by his grandson, Brady William Singleton, a brother, James Marvin Anderson, and a sister, Virginia Dare Blankenship.

Surviving are his wife of 64 years, Mary Lou Raper Anderson; and a daughter, Shirley Singleton and husband, Ron of Ducktown, TN.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM Monday, April 14, 2014, in the Chapel of the Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy, with Rev. Calvin Murphy officiating. Interment was in the Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were Hoyt Raper, Isaac Boring, Pat Boring, Chad McNabb, Daniel McNabb, and Arthur West. Honorary pallbearers were Tri-State Electric Board of Directors, Stacy Chastain, Billy Joe Postell, Jesse Miller, Mary Louise Landrum, David Falls, Jim Quintrell, and Jerry Pack.

The family received friends from 6-8 Sunday evening at the Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the Brady-Grady Scholarship, Hiwassee Dam High School, 267 Blue Eagle Circle, Murphy, NC, 28906.

Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in charge of all arrangements.