ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Obituary: Clara Jean Graves, Adair Co., KY

She was a member of a prominent West Adair Co., KY family. She was faithful member of Second Christian Church, a graduate of Adair County High School, and was Union President at Oshkosh B'Gosh for two terms. She touched many lives as a foster mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She had a very big warm and caring heart for all she met.

On September 13, 2010 at 9:20amCT, the death Angel visited and claimed as heavens reward, Clara Jean Graves. She was born March 23, 1946, in Adair County to the union of Annie Dimple Johnston and Walter Ray (Jet) Graves.

The funeral service for Clara Jean Graves will be Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 1pmCT., at the Grissom-Martin Funeral Home with Rev. Kenny Carter, Sr., officiating. Burial in Dudley Cemetery, 2088 Milltown Church RD, Columbia, KY. Visitation after 6pmCT, Friday, at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY.



Casket Bearers: Bobby Lynn Graves, Walter Graves, Everick Lasley, Chris Wilson, Alfred Smith, Stefon Boyd, Nickolas Graves, and Anthony Miller.

Honorary: Lee Graves, Ronnie Graves, Henry Graves, Kenny Jackson, Tony Grady, Ralph Willis, Ronnie Cheatham, William Cheatham, Daniel Fishback, Eddy Houekpon-Chinconn, abd Aaron Hornbuckle.

She accepted Christ at an early age and joined the Second Christian Church where she served her church faithfully until her death. She was a graduate of Adair Co. High School, worked at OshKosh BGosh for 27 years, where she served as Union President for two consecutive terms.

She touched many childrens lives through foster care, in which she was foster mother for over 10 years. She loved helping people, she never met a stranger. One of her hobbies was taking care of her flowers. She was dedicated and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She had a very big warm and caring heart for all she met.

She leaves to mourn her passing:
  • Two daughters: Jackie Graves, Columbia, KY,and Erika Graves, Lexington, KY.

  • One grandson: Stephen Graves

  • Two great-grandsons, Deason Smith and Drelynn Hollis, Campbellsville, KY

  • Three brothers, Ben (Anita) Graves, Boston, MA, Michael (Alice) Graves, Columbia, KY, and Foster Graves, Columbia, KY

  • Three sisters: Nina (Wilburn) Cheatham, Campbellsville, KY, Mary Graves, Boston, MA, and Annette Newby, Columbia, KY

  • Three special cousins: Ivy Treakle, Violet Graves, and Harlene Jackson

  • And a host of nieces, nephews and friends.<./li>
She was preceded in death by three brothers; Herbert, Bobby and L.E. Graves.

Grissom-Martin Funeral Home, 200 Campbellsville ST, Columbia, KY, in charge of arrangements.


This story was posted on 2010-09-15 16:19:07
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.


Grissom-Martin Funeral Home
Located one block off the Square at 200 Campbellsville Street in Columbia, KY.
To reach David and Cathy Martin, phone (270)-384-2149, or e-mail: grissomfuneralhome@windstream.net.
Large enough to serve comfortably; Small enough to serve personally.

G & G Monuments
Todd and Mandi Green and Jared Conover
1670 Liberty Road, Columbia, KY. email: toddg12@windstream.net, 270-634-0359
First Quality Marble and Granite

Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home
Established 1922 | 210 Greensburg St., Columbia, KY 42728 | Jeff Jessie, Owner
270-384-2145, www.stottsphelpsmcquearyfh.com, email stottspm@duo-county.com


 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.