Grady Clifton Jessup

Mr. Grady Clifton "Cliff" Jessup, 78, of 168 Deatherage Road, Mount Airy, a loving husband, daddy, and papa, passed away Tuesday night, December 14, 2010, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Mr. Jessup was born July 28, 1932, in Surry County, to the late Ora Wayne and Versie East Jessup. He was a veteran of the United States Navy, a retired salesman from Barker Brothers in New York after 38 years of service, and a member of Flat Rock Baptist Church. Mr. Jessup was a member of the Surry County Planning Board and a past member of the Flat Rock Rurtian Club. Surviving are his wife of 57 years, Donnie Deatherage Jessup of the home; two daughters and a son-in-law, Vickie and Kenney Sutton of Cumming, GA, and Robin Jessup Cooke of Mount Airy; three sons and a daughter-in-law, Brad and Joyce Jessup, Marty Jessup, and Grady Jessup and Bonnie Snow, all of Mount Airy; five grandchildren and their spouses, Kendra and Chris Price, Hanna and Sammy Power, Jeremy Cooke, Heather Jessup, and Leslie Jessup; five great-grandchildren, Madison Price, Karson Price, Kailey King, Kaden King, and Weston Power; four sisters and two brothers-in-law, Anna and Paul Cannon of Statesville, Wanda and Charles Martin of Stanleyville, Vera Sue Jessup of Kernersville, and Frankie Haynes of Mount Airy; and four brothers and three sisters-in-law, Charles and Darlene Jessup of Elizabeth City, Ora Weldon and Ann Jessup of Clingman, Paul and Edna Jessup of Asheville, and Larry Grey Jessup of Georgia. In addition to his parents, Mr. Jessup was preceded in death by four sisters, Nina Mae Brewer, Ruth Haynes, Janet Harris, and Shirley Ryan; and a brother, James Junior Jessup. The funeral service will be held Friday, December 17, 2010, at 2:00 PM at Flat Rock Baptist Church, with Brother Don Collins and the Rev. Kenney Sutton officiating. Burial will follow at Oakdale Cemetery. The family will receive friends Friday from noon until 2:00 PM at Flat Rock Baptist Church. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, Western Carolina Chapter, 3800 Shamrock Drive, Suite 999, Charlotte, NC 28215-3220.