October 15, 2025, 88, Goldsboro —
Dorothy Holloman Grady, Mount Olive resident, passed away Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at her home. She was 88.
Mrs. Grady, known as “Mama Dot” to her family and many of her friends, was a Godly woman who cared deeply for others. Always eager to lend a helping hand, she had been a dear friend to many.
Having been raised in Mount Olive on what had been part of her grandfather’s farm, she attended Salem Advent Christian Church along with her family. Her adult life took her to several areas, but in each place she became a part of the local church. While in the Kenansville area, she was a member of Calvary Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher and assisted with the youth programs. Later she became a member of Central Baptist Church in Goldsboro. After her church minister passed away and the membership dissolved, her life came full circle when she returned to worship at Salem, the very place in which the goodness of God had been instilled in her life.
An excellent seamstress, she had worked at Young Squire Industries in Mount Olive. Later she and Mr. Jake Harris joined in partnership in establishing and operating Mount Olive Sportswear which proved to be quite a successful venture, and which they eventually sold.
Mrs. Grady was a consummate homemaker whose main goal was the happiness and security of her family. All who entered her door was a welcomed guest.
She leaves behind her two children and their spouses, Freddie Glen and Betsy Adams of Wilmington, and Sharon Adams Nethercutt and Kirk Nethercutt of Pikeville; four beloved grandchildren, Adam Nethercutt and wife, Alana, of Boiling Springs, SC, Dr. Eden Nethercutt Manning and husband, Chris, of Kenly, Ross Adams, and Rylie Adams, both of Wilmington; a great-granddaughter, Lennon Nethercutt; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Eugene and Margaret Ann Holloman of Dudley, and Frank and Carol Holloman of Fort Mill, SC; another sister-in-law, Betty Jean Grady of Kenansville; and several nieces and nephews, and their families.
Mrs. Dorothy has gone to be with the Lord, and has no doubt, been reunited with her husband, Horace Cramner “Crump” Grady; her parents, Eddis Arnold and Jewel Watkins Holloman; a sister and brother-in-law, Avice H. and Carroll Jackson; and a sister-in-law, Shirley Holloman.
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Visitation will be Monday, October 20, starting at 6 p.m. with funeral services to follow at 7 p.m. at Tyndall Funeral Home.(beside of Salem Church). Officiating will be the Rev. Doug Abel and the Rev. David “Buck” Grady. Committal rites with Burial will be Tuesday, October 21, at 11 a.m. at Wayne Memorial Park. Friends and relatives are also being received in the home that Mrs. Grady lived in and enjoyed the last years of her life.
