Ouachita-Lincoln County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....GRAFTON, THOMAS FRANKLIN May 9, 2009
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News Star World - May 11, 2009
THOMAS FRANKLIN GRAFTON
Kilpatrick Funeral Home Ruston, LA

Thomas Franklin Grafton, 68, of Ruston died Saturday, May 9, 2009, at Health 
South Rehabilitation Center.

Mr. Grafton was born April 29, 1941 in Ruston, LA to Grady and Doyle "Honey" 
Grafton of Monroe. Thomas Grafton married Lois Saucier on June 13, 1964, in 
Monroe. They moved to Pine Bluff, AR in 1967 and made their home there until 
returning to Ruston in 2007.

Mr. Grafton received his early education in Monroe. He was a graduate of 
Ouachita Parish High School and completed his undergraduate degree from 
Northeast Louisiana State University. He then completed his Masters Degree in 
microbiology from Louisiana Tech in Ruston, and was a member of the Beta Beta 
Beta Biological Society. He worked as a research scientist for the Food and 
Drug Administration at the National Center for Toxicological Research in Pine 
Bluff, AR, for 34 years.

Mr. Grafton was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church of Ruston and had been a 
member of South Side Baptist Church in Pine Bluff, AR for forty years, where 
he served as a deacon and modeled servant leadership. He was a member of 
Rosswood Country Club in Pine Bluff where he loved to play golf. His greatest 
delight was being "Papop" to his two grandchildren, Miles and Millie.

He is survived by his wife, Lois Saucier Grafton of Ruston; his daughter, 
Kimberly Grafton Murphy and husband Ken Murphy of Milton, GA; one grandson, 
Miles David Murphy and one granddaughter, Millie Dixon Murphy; one sister, Ann 
Grafton Graves and husband John Graves of Lewisville, TX; one niece, Cindy 
Graves Keyes and husband Leon Keyes of Lewisville, TX; and one nephew, Michael 
Graves and wife Nicole Graves of Dallas, TX.

Visitation will be Monday, May 11, 2009, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Kilpatrick 
Funeral Home in Ruston. Funeral services will be at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, May 12, 
2009, at the funeral home. Graveside will immediately follow at Memorial Park 
Cemetery in Monroe. Services will be officiated by Dr. Mark Tolbert, New 
Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Dr. Michael Hawley, Senior Pastor of 
Emmanuel Baptist Church in Ruston, and Ken Murphy, son-in-law and Lead Pastor 
of Stonecreek Church in Milton, GA. Memorials may be made to South Side 
Baptist Church, Pine Bluff, AR or Emmanuel Baptist Church of Ruston, LA.



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