Graham

Perry C. Graham, 84, of Jefferson Township died at 5:30 a.m. Friday while in the company of family members at Good Samaritan Hospice, Jefferson Township.

Born Oct. 6, 1922, in Millwood, W.Va., he was the son of Donely and Kate Stover Graham.

He and his wife, Dorothy F. Phillips Graham, lived in Buffalo Township for 47 years before moving to their apartment at Concordia.

He served in the Army during World War II from February 1943 to January 1946 with the 4236th Quarter Master Corp. in Central Europe. After the service, he was an operating engineer at Davison Sand & Gravel, New Kensington, for more than 40 years, retiring in 1983.

Mr. Graham enjoyed his cars, especially his Cadillacs, but he loved spending time with his family the most.

Surviving are his wife of 61 years; three sons, Perry and his wife, Joyce, Graham of Buffalo Township, Mark and his wife, Donna, Graham of South Buffalo Township and Wesley Graham of Saxonburg; a sister, Mary and her husband, Irwin, Lance of Antiquity, Ohio; five grandchildren, Christine and her husband, William Clark, Kimberly Clark, M. Bradford and his wife, Jane Graham, Eric Graham and Samantha Graham; and five great-grandchildren, Keirrie, Cody, Colton, Courtney and Caleb Clark.

He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Capt. Edward C. Ireland; three sisters, Kathleen Phillips, Roberta Breva and Genevieve Graham; two brothers, Howard and George Ireland; and two sons, David Robert Graham, who died in 1977, and Donald Lee Graham, who died in 1994.

<B>Graham — </B>Friends of Perry C. Graham, who died Friday, May 18, 2007, will be received from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the <B>REDMOND FUNERAL HOME</B>, 524 High St. Freeport. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 409 Sarver Road, Sarver, with Emery Barnett officiating. Burial will follow in the Sarverville Cemetery, 417 Sarver Road, Sarver, with full military honors provided by the Armstrong County American Legion Honor Guard.Memorials may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, P.O. Box 128, 409 Sarver Road, Sarver, PA 16055.To send a condolence, visit, www.redmondfuneralhomeinc.com.