Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  GEORGE WASHINGTON GRAHAM, Jr.

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GEORGE WASHINGTON GRAHAM, Jr.

OCNS - July 10, 2002 - Mr. George Washington Graham, Jr., 77, died at 
1:44 p.m., Monday, July 8, 2002 at his family residence in Barnsdall, 
Oklahoma.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 11, at the 
graveside in the family plot at Sunny Lane Cemetery, Oklahoma City, 
Oklahoma with Reverend Ralph O. Dershem officiating.   Committal prayers 
and interment will be directed by the Arnold Moore-Barnsdall Funeral Home.

A native of Butler County, Kansas, Mr. Graham was born December 22, 1924 at 
Augusta, Kansas, the son of the late George Washington and Mamie (O'Keefe) 
Graham.   He began his elementary education in the Oklahoma City schools 
and completed his education in the Barnsdall schools.   he was a member of 
the Civilian Conservation Corps (C.C.C.) camp until he enlisted in the 
United States Navy Sea Bees.   Following his discharge from the service Mr. 
Graham returned to Oklahoma City where he was employed by the Stewart Sheet 
Metal Company.   In 1984 he moved to Tulsa and was employed by the Society 
of Exploration and Geophysicists (SEG) until his retirement in 1999.   He 
had made his home in Jenks, Oklahoma until four years ago when he moved to 
Barnsdall to live in retirement. He was of the Baptist faith and was a 
member of the American Association of Retired Persons.

Survivors are:   his son, Dennis L. Graham and his wife, Ginger of Tulsa; 
two granddaughters, Angela Graham and Tiffany Graham; a brother, Melvin Lee 
Graham and his wife, Lois (Wilkerson) Graham of Tulsa; a sister, Mrs. 
Blanche Watson and her husband, Glendon of Oklahoma City.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Graham was preceded in death by two 
brothers, Willie O. Graham and Vernon H. Graham.