Obit of Graham, George G. (g650) - Grady County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandi Carter 28 Feb 2004 Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== The Chickasha Star 29 July 1966 GEORGE GRAHAM RITES HELD TUESDAY Funeral services for George G. Graham were held Tuesday, July 26, at 2:30 p.m. in the First Methodist Church. The Rev. Mrs. A. B. Hickman officiated. She was his former pastor at the Dutton Methodist Church. Mrs. Harry Dodson, Mrs. Dale Henrick, Mrs. Chester Heavin and Mrs. W. A. Finley, accompanied by Mrs. Don Brown at the piano, sang "Beyond the Sunset" and "God Be With You." Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dodson sang "Precious Memories." Casket bearers were Delbert Barnett, Elbert Cassel, Earl Gardner, Everet Taylor, Roy Nicholas and Allen Watson. Interment was in Verden Cemetery under the direction of Hansen Funeral Home. Mr. Graham was born April 12, 1898 in Calumet, and passed away July 23, 1966 at 9:17 a.m. at Grady Memorial Hospital, Chickasha, following a lengthy illness. He came to this community with his parents in 1901 when this territory was opened for settlement. He was married in Chickasha in 1919 to Miss Mabel Janssen. To this union was born eight children, one preceding him in death. He was engaged in farming until his retirement in 1962 when he and Mrs. Graham moved to Verden. Survivors include his wife, Mabel, of the home; two sons, Ralph of Chowchilla, Calif., and Donald of Verden; five daughters, Mrs. Nellie Cox of Chickasha, Mrs. Iva Cramer of Wichita, Kans., Mrs. Dorothy Cavett of Woodward, Mrs. Darla Jean Callies of Beaver Dam, Wisc., and Mrs. Lois Roach of Mt. View, Calif.; two brothers, Cecil G. of Minco and Frank of Nyssa, Ore.; three sisters, Mrs. Allie Maupin of Stratford, Mrs. Susie Talkington of Verden and Mrs. Jimmie DeKinder of Oklahoma City; 13 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html