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Robert S. Graham
February 03, 2012 5:59 PM
Rockford
Robert S. Graham, 64, died at 5:55 p.m. Jan. 27, 2012, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert.
He was born Feb. 9, 1947, in Lima to Wilbur and DeVota Cummins Graham, who preceded him in death. On Aug. 23, 1969, he married Carol Baker, who survives in Rockford.
Mr. Graham was a 1965 graduate of Parkway High School and attended Otterbein College, Westerville. He was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church. He was a 25-year member of the Rockford Quartet. He was a truck driver for Mercer Landmark, Celina, delivering fuel oil.
Survivors also include two daughters, Traci Graham and Debbie (Bill) VanAtta, both of Findlay; one son, Spencer Graham, of Findlay; two grandchildren, Cody and Jacob VanAtta, both of Findlay; and a sister, Loretta (David) Frees, of Aurora, Colo.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and one hour prior to services Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Association of Mercer County or Blanchard Valley Center, 1700 E. Sandusky St., Findlay, OH 45840.
Condolences may be expressed at www.ketchamripley.com.
Robert S. Graham, 64, died at 5:55 p.m. Jan. 27, 2012, at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center, Van Wert.
He was born Feb. 9, 1947, in Lima to Wilbur and DeVota Cummins Graham, who preceded him in death. On Aug. 23, 1969, he married Carol Baker, who survives in Rockford.
Mr. Graham was a 1965 graduate of Parkway High School and attended Otterbein College, Westerville. He was a member of Rockford United Methodist Church. He was a 25-year member of the Rockford Quartet. He was a truck driver for Mercer Landmark, Celina, delivering fuel oil.
Survivors also include two daughters, Traci Graham and Debbie (Bill) VanAtta, both of Findlay; one son, Spencer Graham, of Findlay; two grandchildren, Cody and Jacob VanAtta, both of Findlay; and a sister, Loretta (David) Frees, of Aurora, Colo.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. Monday at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, Rockford. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Rockford.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and one hour prior to services Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Cancer Association of Mercer County or Blanchard Valley Center, 1700 E. Sandusky St., Findlay, OH 45840.
Condolences may be expressed at www.ketchamripley.com.
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