Obituary of Grady Overton Pond

Graveside services for Grady Overton Pond, 79, of Troup, will be held 11:00 am at Pinecrest Cemetery, Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Services are under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Grady Pond passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Troup. He was born March 8, 1937 in Troup, to Curtis Pond and Lela Kee Pond. Grady was a lifetime resident of this area and worked at Kelly Springfield for 37 years. He graduated from Carlisle High School and attended Odessa Junior College and Tyler Junior College. Grady was in the Army from June 22, 1960 till June 1961 and a member of the Dixie Masonic Lodge of Troup, a 32-degree mason. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother Marion Lee Pond. Survivors include his wife, Mary Denton Pond of Troup; children, Michael ‘Rusty’ Pond & wife DeeDee of Jackson, Mississippi and Robert Pond & wife Amy of Troup; brothers, Cecil Pond and Chester Pond both of Troup; sister, Frankie Marsh of Pittsburg, Texas; grandchildren, Taylor, Kirby, April and Dixie; and one great grandchild, Kasslyn. The family will receive friends and loved ones Monday night from 6-8 pm at Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Online registration and condolences are available at www.cottlefuneralhome.com