Extracted from The Laurel Leader-Call (Laurel, MS)
Robert Graham
Waynesboro, Miss. -- Funeral arrangements for Robert Graham, 71, were incomplete Tuesday. Death came Monday night at a Mobile hospital following surgery.
A retired Wayne County farmer, he had extensive oil holdings in Beat Four. He was a lifelong resident of Beat Four of Wayne County.
The son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Graham, he operated a farm many years. He was a member of Clear Creek Baptist church where he was deacon for many years, and was active in both church and civic affairs.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Genie Watts Graham, Beat Four; four daughters, Mrs. Earl (Lillian) Wynn, Texarkana, Ark.; Mrs. J.L. (Lola) Stanley, Beat Four; Mrs. John A. (Lessie) Stanley, Chickasaw, Ala.; and Mrs. Ben (Imogene) Howse, Mobile, Ala.; five sons Robert L. Graham, Harold Graham, and Lamar Graham, all of Beat Four; Brady Graham and Rodney Graham, both of Waynesboro.
Two sisters, Mrs. J.H. Elkins and Mrs. Ray Norsworthy, both of Waynesboro; a brother, Riley Graham, Waynesboro; 27 grandchildren, and six great grandchildren.
Tuesday, November 11, 1958