Grady L. "Papaw" Wilcher

Funeral services for Grady L. “Papaw” Wilcher, 85, will be conducted at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 18, 2012 at the Hill Crest Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Bob Burns officiating. Interment will follow in Hill Crest Memorial park. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 17, 2012 at the Hill Crest Funeral Home.

Mr. Wilcher was born January 6, 1927 in Carthage, MS; and passed away February 16, 2012

in Shreveport after a short battle with cancer. He was a retired salesman in the Automobile Industry in the Shreveport-Bossier area after forty-five years of service, a member of El Karubah Shrine, a 32nd. Degree Mason, and a member of the Masonic Lodge.

He is preceded in death by two sons, Sammy Mitchell and Ardie Mitchell; four brothers, and three sisters.

Survivors include his loving and devoted wife of fifty-two years, Dorothy Wilcher; sons, Ronn Wilcher and wife Sandy; Larry Wilcher and wife Marvis; daughters, Brenda Benefield and husband Bill; Karen Faulk and husband Ken; Anita LeGrand and husband Jimmy; and daughter-in-law, Candy Mitchell; sister, Otis Fuller, sister-in-law, Violet Means, ten grandchildren, twenty-three great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Larry Wilcher, Jr., Matt Wilcher , Packy Mitchell, Corey Mitchell, Trey Thompson, and Troy Thompson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Charles Smith, Jesse Patton, and Jeff Wiley.

Words of comfort may be shared with the family by visiting www.hillcrestmemorialfh.com.