H. Grady McRae, M.D. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Bluefield, WV- H. Grady McRae, M.D., 89, of Bluefield, WV, died at home on Thursday December 1, 2016 following a long illness. The only child of the late Henry Grady McRae, Sr. and Louise (Leake) McRae, he was born June 5, 1927 in Burkburnett, TX and grew up in Corpus Christi, TX. He was a pediatrician, having graduated from the University of Texas, Class of 1954. Completing part of his pediatric residency in Honolulu, HI, he returned to the Corpus Christi Naval Base where he served four years in the Navy as a doctor. He then continued his pediatric medical career practicing in Hazard, KY, Beckley, WV, in Bluefield, WV at Bluefield Sanitarium, and finally in Matoaka, WV at Bluestone Health Clinic for a total of 44 years in practice. He is survived by his wife, Anna M. (nee Combs); daughter, Ella Louise McRae-Borkholm and husband Clay of Dade City, FL; cousins, Chris Van Cleve and wife Judith of Staunton, VA, Gretchen Grayson and husband David of Glendale, CA, Betty Beasley and husband Jordon of Lebanon, TN, and Kathy Jones and husband Jerry of Amarillo, TX; three sisters-in-law, Margaret and husband Richard Russell of Hazard, KY, Wanda F. Baker of Bonnyman, KY, and Clemmie J. Feltner and husband Donald of Indianapolis, IN; and brother-in-law, Ed Combs and wife Marilyn of Indianapolis, IN and their extended families. A visitation will be held on Sunday December 4, 2016 at Mercer Funeral Home from 2:00-4:00 p.m. A private burial will be at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Those wishing to share memories or condolence messages with the family may do so by visiting www.MercerFuneralHome.com Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family of H. Grady McRae, M.D..

H. Grady McRae, M.D.

June 5, 1927 - December 1, 2016