Pendleton, NC – Harold Carey McGrath, Jr., 75, passed away September 3, 2022 in Sentara Obici Hospital.   Born in Suffolk and raised in Courtland, he was the son of the late Harold Carey McGrath and Rebecca Gillette McGrath.  He was also predeceased by a sister, Becky Ann Daughty and a cousin, Bill McGrath.

Carey was a 1965 graduate of Southampton High School and attended Randolph Macon College.  He was a member of Black Creek Baptist Church.  He was a long-time meat cutter in the local grocery stores.  Carey was a member of AA and had achieved 42 years of sobriety and helped many others with the struggle.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife Barbara Everett McGrath; his daughter, Becca M. Hart (Will); his son, Harold C. "Trey" McGrath, III (Rebecca); four grandchildren, Micah, Levi, and Noah McGrath and Harper Hart; and cousins, Les McGrath (Mona), Lou McGrath, Beverly Brooks Kissinger, Ryland Brooks, Michael Brooks, and Gary King.

A Memorial Service will be held at 2PM Sunday, September 11, 2022, in Black Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Richard Inman officiating.  His family considers themselves blessed to have had him granted extra time from a heart transplant 31 years ago.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to Black Creek Baptist Church.

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