Alice Faye Yoder McGrady

July 24, 1949 - September 4, 2021

Alice Faye Yoder "Grouch Gut" McGrady, passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021, at the home of her daughter, Tammy Lambert on Rose Avenue, China Grove. A memorial service is scheduled for 7:00 pm Thursday, September 9, 2021, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Daniel Ramsey will officiate. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 6:45 pm Thursday at Lady's Funeral Home. Mrs. McGrady was born July 24, 1949 in Cleveland. She was a daughter of the late Carl Gettys "Ted" Yoder and Minnie Davis Yoder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Micheal McGrady, Sr.; five brothers, Leonard Johnson, Horace Lane Johnson, Clarence Johnson, John Henry Johnson and Eugene Johnson; two sisters, Lula Mae Moore and Madge Shook; a grandchild, Amy Lynn Lambert; three nephews, Noah Kenneth Brindle, Jr., Ryan Johnson and Eddie Wayne Strawberry; her very special friend, Ray; friend, Annie Mae Pennington; and her dog, Shadow. She is survived by a daughter, Tammy McGrady Lambert and husband David; a son, John Micheal McGrady, Jr. and wife Tanya, all of China Grove; grandson, Allan Micheal Lambert and wife Amber of China Grove and their daughter Boogie; a step-son, Gerald Phillips and wife Patty; great-grandchildren, Noah Alberta Everedge and Audrey Lee-Ann Stiller; step-grandchildren, Courtney Phillips, Alexie Phillips, Jason, Hannah, Megan and Josh McGrady and Hopey Lambert; nephews, Carl Keith Brendle and wife Laura and their son Bobby John Brindle, and Noah Kenneth Brindle and Anna; niece, Diane Jenkins and husband Jesse; great nephew Jonathon Morgan and wife Kathy; and a sister Carolyn Brindle. She worked in textiles since the age of 17, having worked at Linn Mill, Corriher Mill, China Grove Cotton Mill, Rowan Mills, Burlington Industries and Cannon Mills.