Obituary for
Mary Handley Endersen
Graham
submitted by Edgle Dyer
Services for Mary Handley Endersen Graham, 89, of Brownfield, will be
at 2 pm Friday, January 20, 2006, at the Brownfield Church of Christ with
Homer Jones, Sr., officiating. Interment will follow at Terry County
Memorial
Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home.
Mary entered into sleep Monday, January 16, 2006, in Brownfield. She
was
born August 3, 1916, in Strawn, TX., Palo Pinto County, to Albert W. and
Mary Endersen. She moved to Brownfield with her family in 1917.
She graduated from Brownfield High School. On January 8, 1933, she
married
Earnest Ullyses "Blue" Graham. He preceded her in death
June 5, 1949. Early
in their marriage they started farming in southwest Terry Co., in the Wellman
area. She was a housewife, farmer, excellent seamstress and an avid
Bridge
player and sports fan. After her husband's death, she continued
farming and
making custom drapes for many years. She was a member of First
United Methodist
Church.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, a son, Ronald Blue Graham (on
July 10, 1999), one grandson, one great grandson and two brothers.
Mary is survived by one son, Gerald G. Graham and wife, Debra, of Brownfield;
two daughters, Marjorie G. Fox of Midland and Diana McCraw and husband, Joe,
of Purcell, OK; daughter-in-law, Dona Graham of Brownfield; 9
grandchildren;
18 great grandchildren; 6 great-great grandchildren; 5 nephews and 2 nieces.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5-7 pm
Thursday. They
suggest memorials to Terry County Memorial Association, Hospice, Brownfield
Church of Christ Building Fund or charity of choice.
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