Thursday, December 1, 2016 9:45 am

Rev. William Thomas "Tom" Frady, 82 went to Heaven on Wednesday November 23, 2016.

He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Sue Sims Frady, parents Leroy & Fannie Lynch Frady, brothers Herman Frady and Wayne Frady and one sister Inez Frady who passed away prior to Tom's birth.

Rev. Frady served as pastor of numerous churches in WNC prior to his retirement, was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Columbus, NC and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

He is survived by one daughter Cheryl Lee and her husband Jeff of Rutherfordton, NC; one son Rev. Brent Frady and his wife Missi of Columbus, NC; one sister Maizel Kobyashi and her husband Tom of Boynton Beach, FL; four grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at Piedmont Baptist Church in Rutherfordton with Rev. William Swink, Rev. Don Hollifield and Rev. Bill Abrams officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery with military honors provided by the Rutherford County Veterans Honor Guard.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Hickory Grove Baptist Church 368 Hickory Grove Church Road, Columbus, NC 28722.

Crowe's Mortuary is assisting the family.