Obit for Graham, Sterling - Grady County OK Thanks to http://www.amarillo.com/ for permission to upload their obits to the USGenWeb Archives. Copyright, http://www.amarillo.com/ 30 Dec 2007 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 ===================================================================== ::Friona Cemetery--Friona TX Sterling Graham FRIONA - Sterling Graham, 74, died Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday in Sixth Street Church of Christ in Friona with Leon Talley, minister, and Tom Jarboe of Friona officiating. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery by Blackwell Funeral Home. Mr. Graham was born Sept. 29, 1933, in Rush Springs, Okla., to Edgie and Anne Shotts Graham. He married Joy Baxter on Feb. 20, 1953, in Sixth Street Church of Christ in Friona. They moved to Rush Springs for a year and returned to Friona in 1954 and began farming. He continued farming full-time until 1986, when he took the position of maintenance supervisor at Parmer County Community Hospital in Friona. He continued to farm part-time and maintained his position at the hospital until shortly before his death. He was a member of Sixth Street Church of Christ and served as deacon for nine years and as an elder for 25 years. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Gail Dement of Portales, N.M.; a son, Ky Graham of Friona; a sister, Rose Ann Shaw of Rush Springs; a brother, Darrell Graham of Gorman; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials be to Parmer County Community Hospital, (806) 250-754, Ext. 136; High Plains Children's Home, P.O. Box 7448, Amarillo, TX 79114-7448; or New Mexico Christian Children's Home, 1356 NM 236, Portales, NM 88130. Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 11, 2007 ========= Sterling Graham Funeral services for Sterling Graham, 74, of Friona, will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2007, at the Sixth Street Church of Christ in Friona, with Leon Talley, minister, and Tom Jarboe of Friona officiating. Burial will be in the Friona Cemetery by Blackwell Funeral Home. He died Tuesday night, Oct. 9, 2007, at Parmer County Community Hospital, in Friona. He was born Sept. 29, 1933, in Rush Springs, Okla., to Edgie and Anne Shotts Graham. He married Joy Baxter Feb. 20, 1953, at Sixth Street Church of Christ in Friona. They moved to Rush Springs for a year and returned to Friona in 1954 and began farming. He continued farming full time until 1986 when he took the position of maintenance supervisor at Parmer County Community Hospital in Friona. He continued to farm part time and maintained his position at the hospital until shortly before his death. He was a member of the Sixth Street Church of Christ and served as Deacon for nine years and as an Elder for 25 years. Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Gail Dement of Portales, N.M.; one son, Ky Graham of Friona; one sister, Rose Ann Shaw of Rush Springs, Okla.; one brother, Darrell Graham of Gorman; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Family suggests memorials to Parmer County Community Hospital High Plains Childrens Home in Amarillo or Portales Childrens Home in Portales, N.M. Lubbock Avalanche Thursday, October 11, 2007 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Grady County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/grady/grady.html