Individual Details
Vada Lois Graham
(9 Feb 1926 - 18 Apr 2012)
LUBBOCK - Vada Lois Graham DeWitt, 86, of Lubbock passed away April 18, 2012. Vada was born Feb. 9, 1926, to parents Robbie and Wanda Graham. Vada was a graduate of Lubbock High School and attended Texas Tech University, where she was on the Dean's List. Vada was a longtime member of Broadway Church of Christ, the Lubbock Garden Club, Lubbock Women's Club, and past president of the American Institute of Architecture Auxiliary. Vada was a generous and caring person to all who knew her and she will be greatly missed by all her family and friends.
She is survived by her husband, Talmage DeWitt; a daughter, Nancy DeWitt, both of Lubbock; a sister, Tille Miller of Nacogdoches; five grandchildren, Zeke Bidwell of Denton, Marc Johnson of Ft. Worth, John Frier of Oklahoma City, Okla., Jessica Alexander of Lubbock and Taylor Morrow of Ft. Worth; as well as two great-grandchildren, Lillie and William Alexander Jr., and an upcoming baby, Jack Johnson. Those who preceded her in death are her parents, Robbie and Wanda Graham; a brother, Ray Donald Graham; a daughter, Gail DeWitt Frier; and a great-grandchild, Marc Johnson Jr.
Funeral services will be held Monday, April 23, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at Sanders Funeral Home with interment to follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. The family suggests memorials be made to Pet Haven, 4501 North FM 1729, Lubbock, TX 79403.
Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on April 20, 2012
She is survived by her husband, Talmage DeWitt; a daughter, Nancy DeWitt, both of Lubbock; a sister, Tille Miller of Nacogdoches; five grandchildren, Zeke Bidwell of Denton, Marc Johnson of Ft. Worth, John Frier of Oklahoma City, Okla., Jessica Alexander of Lubbock and Taylor Morrow of Ft. Worth; as well as two great-grandchildren, Lillie and William Alexander Jr., and an upcoming baby, Jack Johnson. Those who preceded her in death are her parents, Robbie and Wanda Graham; a brother, Ray Donald Graham; a daughter, Gail DeWitt Frier; and a great-grandchild, Marc Johnson Jr.
Funeral services will be held Monday, April 23, 2012, at 10:30 a.m. at Sanders Funeral Home with interment to follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. The family suggests memorials be made to Pet Haven, 4501 North FM 1729, Lubbock, TX 79403.
Published in The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal on April 20, 2012
Events
Families
Spouse | Talmage Burr DeWitt Jr. (1925 - 2013) |
Child | Elizabeth Gail DeWitt (1950 - 2004) |
Child | Living |
Father | Robbie Roy Graham (1900 - 1979) |
Mother | Wanda LaVelle Smith (1904 - 1992) |
Sibling | Ray Donald Graham (1924 - ) |
Sibling | LaNora Etoille "Tillie" Graham (1929 - 2016) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Robert R Graham Head Male 29 Texas - Laborer, odd jobsWanda L Graham Wife Female 25 Texas
Ray Donal Graham Son Male 6 Texas
Vada L Graham Daughter Female 4 Texas
Etoile L Graham Daughter Female 8/12 Texas
Census (family)-shared
R R Graham Head Male 39 Texas - Traveling salesman, auto accessory & parts companyWanda Graham Wife Female 35 Texas
Ray Donald Graham Son Male 16 Texas - Delivery boy, auto accessory & parts company
Vada Lois Graham Daughter Female 14 Texas
Etoile Graham Daughter Female 10 Texas
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HX7F-ZZM.
2. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K49B-LSL.
3. Find a Grave Memorial 88810512.