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Willard Lee Graham
d. December 28, 2001
Willard Lee Graham, age 72, of #22 E. Sandy Ridge Road, Duncan Lakes, rural Duncan, Nebraska died Friday December 28, 2001 at his home. Mr. Graham's body was cremated. Memorial Services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday January 5, 2002 at Metz Mortuary Chapel in York, Nebraska with Reverend Gary Main officiating. Private family burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery in York, Nebraska. Family will receive friends on Friday from 4:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at McKown Funeral Home in Columbus.
Willard Lee Graham was born September 30, 1929 at home in York, Nebraska to Marion Wm. and Clara E. (Thelander) Graham. He attended York City Schools and graduated from York High School in 1947. On June 30, 1950 he was united in marriage to Jane D. Wendell at her home in York, Ne. This union was blessed with a daughter Shelley S. and a son Mark A. Graham. He had worked for the Burlington Railroad. He was in the army during the Korean Conflict from 1951 - 1953. Upon his return from the service he became a printer with the T. C. Lord Co., Gillen Inc. and North Printing Co. in York. On June 1, 1970 he joined the printing department of Nebraska Public Power District office at Columbus, Ne. He later became the printing foreman until his retirement in 1987. He and his wife Jane then moved to Duncan Lakes near Duncan, Ne. to spend their retirement years. He was a member of the York Legion Bolton Post #19, the United Methodist Church in Columbus and has been an active member of the Duncan lake Community Association. His hobby of carpentry and helping friends with their projects brought him great joy.
He is survived by:
Wife: Jane Graham of Rural Duncan, NE
Son: Mark (Gail) Graham of Omaha, NE
Daughter: Shelley Graham of Lincoln, NE
Brother: Robert (Dee) Graham of York, NE
Brother: Roger Graham of York, NE
Grandson: Eric Graham of Silverdale, WA
Grandson: Nicholas Graham of Omaha, NE
Step-Granddaughter: Denise (Paul) Bragg of Omaha, NE
Step-Granddaughter: Cheryl (Jeremy) Myers of Bellevue, NE
Step-Granddaughter: Laura (Waylon) Vajgrt of Omaha, NE
Step Great Granddaughter: Aidia Vajgrt of Omaha, NE
Step Great Grandson: Chad Myers of Bellevue, NE
Aunts: Theresa Crabtree of Grand Island, NE and Edith Hogue of Kingston, CA. Many Nieces, Nephews and Special Friends.
He was preceded by:
Father: Marion Wm. Graham
Mother: Clara E. Graham
Grandparents: Elmer Graham & Marie Graham/Durham
Grandparents: Oscar (Ida) Thelander
Memorials may be directed to American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or Hospice Care of Nebraska
Willard Lee Graham was born September 30, 1929 at home in York, Nebraska to Marion Wm. and Clara E. (Thelander) Graham. He attended York City Schools and graduated from York High School in 1947. On June 30, 1950 he was united in marriage to Jane D. Wendell at her home in York, Ne. This union was blessed with a daughter Shelley S. and a son Mark A. Graham. He had worked for the Burlington Railroad. He was in the army during the Korean Conflict from 1951 - 1953. Upon his return from the service he became a printer with the T. C. Lord Co., Gillen Inc. and North Printing Co. in York. On June 1, 1970 he joined the printing department of Nebraska Public Power District office at Columbus, Ne. He later became the printing foreman until his retirement in 1987. He and his wife Jane then moved to Duncan Lakes near Duncan, Ne. to spend their retirement years. He was a member of the York Legion Bolton Post #19, the United Methodist Church in Columbus and has been an active member of the Duncan lake Community Association. His hobby of carpentry and helping friends with their projects brought him great joy.
He is survived by:
Wife: Jane Graham of Rural Duncan, NE
Son: Mark (Gail) Graham of Omaha, NE
Daughter: Shelley Graham of Lincoln, NE
Brother: Robert (Dee) Graham of York, NE
Brother: Roger Graham of York, NE
Grandson: Eric Graham of Silverdale, WA
Grandson: Nicholas Graham of Omaha, NE
Step-Granddaughter: Denise (Paul) Bragg of Omaha, NE
Step-Granddaughter: Cheryl (Jeremy) Myers of Bellevue, NE
Step-Granddaughter: Laura (Waylon) Vajgrt of Omaha, NE
Step Great Granddaughter: Aidia Vajgrt of Omaha, NE
Step Great Grandson: Chad Myers of Bellevue, NE
Aunts: Theresa Crabtree of Grand Island, NE and Edith Hogue of Kingston, CA. Many Nieces, Nephews and Special Friends.
He was preceded by:
Father: Marion Wm. Graham
Mother: Clara E. Graham
Grandparents: Elmer Graham & Marie Graham/Durham
Grandparents: Oscar (Ida) Thelander
Memorials may be directed to American Cancer Society, American Heart Association or Hospice Care of Nebraska
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