Kimble County, TX - Obituaries:  Graves, Dea, 1942
Tuesday, August 1, 2000

Submitted by:  burtwyat@ctesc.net  (Frederica Wyatt)
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  Found in the scrapbook belonging to the late Margaret Griffen Harrison, Junction, Texas
                                  (Name of paper not given)

                     Dea Graves Dies August 7 After Lingering Illness

  In the death of Dea Graves on Friday, August 7, 1941, following a long illness,
Kimble County lost another one of her few remaining pioneer citizens.  He had
been in ill health many months but had improved some and had been to town a few
times, but he was not able to overcome the effects of his long illness.  Funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Lewis L. Wilkins at the Schreiner-Hodges Funeral
Home Saturday afternoon, and interment was made by the side of his wife in the
Junction Cemetery.
  The following served as pall bearers:
  Ross Beasley, Roy Blackburn, Joe Bissett, Cloma Taylor, Odie Wright and John Munn.
  Dea Graves was born in San Saba County on March 9, 1872, where he grew to manhood
and was married to Miss Sophia Brown in 1897, and to this union were born three
children.  One daughter died in infancy and a son died before reaching maturity.  
One son, Jim Graves, survives his father.  Mrs. Graves preceded her husband in 1919.  
In addition to his son, he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Effie Fagg, Long Beach,
Calif., and Mrs. A. R. Dockery, San Saba; two brothers, John Graves, Junction, and 
Joe Graves, San Saba.
  Mr. and Mrs. Graves moved to Kimble County nearly 40 years ago and were engaged
in ranching activities as long as they lived.  He was a member of the Baptist Church
and lived an exemplary life.
  Among the out-of-town people to attend the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hughes
and children, Skellytown; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Quisenbary and Mrs. W. A. Quisenbary,
Menard; J. L. Murray, J. N. Graves, and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Graves, San Saba, and Mr. 
and Mrs. H. S. Porter, Fort Worth.
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