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Francis (Newton)
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1948 The
Lion's Roar
Carrollton High School
Carrollton, Dallas Co., Texas
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OBITUARY Mrs. Graham Rites Conducted
Services for Frances Graham, 57, Whitehouse, were to be conducted at 2
p.m. today in Whitehouse Church of Christ with Perry Kerr, J. C. Tate and Eris
Ritchie officiating.
Burial was to be in Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup, under direction of Cottle Funeral
Home, Troup.
Mrs. Graham died Wednesday in a Tyler hospital after a lengthy illness.
She was born Aug 25, 1931, in Sanger. She was a resident of the Whitehouse
area for 24 years. She was an active golfer and was a member of Hilltop country
Club, Troup, and Willow Brooks Country Club, Tyler. She was a member of
the Whitehouse Church of Christ.
Survivors include her husband, Dwight Graham, Whitehouse; one sister, Maxine
fox, Wichita Fallsp and two grandchildren, Kelsey Jane Graham and William Tyler
Graham, both of Whitehouse.
Pallbearers were Joe Morris, Dean Thomas, Ken Breazeale, Bill Mullins, Dick
Dixon, Jim Heath, John Tucker Jr., and Sherrill McMurrey.
The Tyler Courier-Times - Fri. Jul 28, 1989; Page 10
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OBITUARY OF HER HUSBAND, DWIGHT GRAHAM
 Dwight
Graham
Services for Dwight Graham, formerly of Tyler, will be held at 2:00 p.m
Monday, April 2, at the First Baptist Church in Bullard. Burial will be
in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup, under the direction of Cottle Funeral
Home, Troup.
Mr. Graham died Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 in Springfield, Missouri. He
was born in Quinlan, Texas, Sept. 28, 1929, the son of Bill and Annie
Graham.
He was preceded in death by Frances, his wife of 39 years and the mother
of his two children, his father Bill, and two brothers, Wayne and Doyle.
He was a lifetime member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Assn., the
Rodeo Historical Society, and inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall
of Fame in 1999. He was employed by the Moorman Mfg. Co. of Quincy, Ill.
for 34 years, beginning as a salesman and eventually became a Texas
State Manager for his beloved company.
He was a long time member of Willow Brook Country Club, in Tyler, and a
member of the First Baptist Church of Bullard, TX. He will always be
remembered first and foremost as "a cowboy", but was considered by his
peers to be a great leader. In 1992, he was fortunate to re-connect with
a wonderful lady Jean, who became his wife and companion in his final 15
years.
He is survived by his mother; his wife; two sons and daughters-in-law; a
stepson and his wife; three grandchildren; a step grandchild; one
sister; one brother; and numerous nephews and nieces.
Pallbearers are Bill Hebb, Rodney Jones, Harry Leatherwood, Joe Cavender,
Mike Cavender, and Clay Cavender.
Visitation will be at Cottle Funeral Home in Troup, Sunday, April 1,
from 5-7 p.m.
If desired in lieu of flowers, donations in Dwight's name may be made to
the Rodeo Historical Society, 1700 Northeast 63rd St., Oklahoma City,
OK. or The Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame in Belton, TX. |
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GRAHAM
DWIGHT - 1925 - 2007
FRANCIS - 1931 - 1989
Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup, Smith County, Texas
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