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

Events

Birth9 Feb 1926Lubbock County, Texas
Census (family)-shared17 Apr 1930(Robbie Roy Graham and Wanda LaVelle Smith) Lubbock County, Texas
Census (family)-shared4 Apr 1940(Robbie Roy Graham and Wanda LaVelle Smith) Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
Death18 Apr 2012Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas
BurialResthaven Memorial Park, Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas

Families

SpouseTalmage Burr DeWitt Jr. (1925 - 2013)
ChildElizabeth Gail DeWitt (1950 - 2004)
ChildLiving
FatherRobbie Roy Graham (1900 - 1979)
MotherWanda LaVelle Smith (1904 - 1992)
SiblingRay Donald Graham (1924 - )
SiblingLaNora Etoille "Tillie" Graham (1929 - 2016)

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