Grady Malone

Services for Grady Neal Malone, 74, of Lubbock will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Franklin Bartley Chapel with the Rev. Steve Shaw officiating.

Burial will be in City of Lubbock Cemetery under the direction of Franklin Bartley Funeral Home.

He died, Sunday, May 12, 2002, at his residence.

He was born, July 30, 1927, in Biardstown. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany during World War II as weather observer. He graduated from photography school and attended a business school in Cooper.

He was a freelance photographer in Cooper and moved to Lubbock in 1950. He was a self-employed painting and decorating Contractor from 1950 until he retired in 1980. He was a musician, song writer and singer.

He was a member of the Home Builders Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.

He was preceded in death by two sons, Michael Malone in 1986 and Larry Malone in 1995.

Survivors include his wife, Melba Malone of Lubbock; a daughter, Rosa Lee Malone of Lubbock; a son, Bill Malone of Lubbock; a brother, Ben Malone Jr. of Lubbock; three sisters, Mary Bowermorman of Lubbock, Nancy Green of Granbury and Ann Wunneburger of Lubbock; and three grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials to Hospice of Lubbock, P. O. Box 53276, Lubbock 79453.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. today at Franklin Bartley Funeral Home.