Wasco County OR Archives Obituaries.....Graham, LaVena May February 16, 2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com April 6, 2006, 12:10 pm The Dalles Chronicle, February 21, 2005 LaVena May Graham, 84, a resident of The Dalles, died at a local care facility on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005. She was born May 11, 1920, in Boise, the eldest of seven children to Jim and Vera (Schuck) Kiser and came to The Dalles as a child. She grew up here attending local schools and worked as a retail clerk for several local businesses. While working at the Coronet variety store she met and married Raymond E. Graham in 1953. She later worked for a number of years at Cherry Growers processing plant. She enjoyed sewing and flower gardening, particularly her roses and tulips, and was fond of vacationing in Reno. Survivors include her husband; her son Terry Graham of Beaverton; brothers Jerry, Harold, and Bud Kise, The Dalles; and sisters Delores Watson of Sheridan, and Lillian Steadwell of Lake Havasu, Ariz.; grandson, Daniel Graham; and great-granddaughters, Jordyn and Josie of Bend. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at Oddfellows Threemile Cemetery with Pastor Asa Jensen presiding. Arrangements are by Columbia Cremation & Burial. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/g/graham950gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb