NAME: THOMAS E. GRAHAM II, AGE 93, LONGTIME ATOKA AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: MARCH 18, 1908 AT UNIONTOWNE, PA TO THOMAS E. AND MARGARET (SNYDER) GRAHAM. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2001 AT THE HURLEY HEALTH CENTER IN COALGATE, OK. AGE: 93 YEARS AND 26 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT STANDING ROCK IN ATOKA COUNTY, OK. MARRIED: JEAN RUTH JOHNSON ON DECEMBER 30, 1932 AT MCALESTER, OK. OCCUPATION: HE WAS A FARMER AND RANCHER HIS ENTIRE LIFE AND WORKED 25 YEARS FOR THE OKLAHOMA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION. HE WAS AN INSPECTOR AT THE TIME. HE RETIRED FROM THE ADA DISTRICT IN 1970. CHURCH AFFILIATION: CHURCH OF CHRIST. HE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE MASONIC LODGE ATOKA LODGE #4. HE WAS A 32ND DEGREE MASON AND A MEMBER OF THE MCALESTER SCOTISH RITE. SURVIVED BY CHILDREN: VIRGINIA UBER AND HUSBAND BILL OF SANTA CRUZ, CA. TOP GRAHAM AND WIFE GLENDA OF ATOKA, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: PENNY SUE FORBES AND HUSBAND SCOTT OF ELMIRA NY. TOMMY DOUGLAS UBER OF LOS ANGELES, CA. T. TOM GRAHAM OF ATOKA, OK. STACEY SLAWSON AND HUSBAND KENNY OF ATOKA, OK. TARA HUDDLESTON AND HUSBAND BRIAN OF MUSKOGEE, OK. CHRIS GRAHAM AND WIFE SHERRY OF ATOKA, OK. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: JOHN, ANDREW, HANNAH AND KATHRYN FORBES. LACY KAY GRAHAM, CHARLIE, SOPHIE, AND LEXIE SLAWSON. CALLEE AND CLOEE GRAHAM. SISTER IN-LAW: RUTH JOHNSON OF BUTLER, OK. NIECES: MARGARET ANN ALBERDA OF ATOKA, OK. THERESA GRAHAM OF UNIONTOWNE, PA. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY WIFE: RUTH GRAHAM. PARENTS: THOMAS AND MARGARET GRAHAM. BROTHERS: ALBERT, WILLIAM, ROBERT, AND HUGH GRAHAM. NEPHEWS: HUGH FRANKLIN, BILLY, AND EFFIN GRAHAM.

DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2001 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: BROWN'S FUNERAL CHAPEL ~ ATOKA, OK. INTERMENT: WESTVIEW CEMETERY ~ ATOKA, OK. OFFICIATING: BRETT ALBERDA AND HUGH RICK GRAHAM. MASONIC FUNERAL RITES: ATOKA LODGE # 4 ~ ATOKA, OK. CASKETBEARERS: HUGH RICK GRAHAM, CHRIS GRAHAM, T. TOM GRAHAM, HOWARD ALBERDA, KENNY SLAWSON, BRIAN HUDDLESTON. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: DUKE ELLIS, JAY COOK, BILL MILLER, BUD CARR, HARLEY DEAN WATSON, LEON HATTER, LEAMON MORRIS, CURTIS BOND, AARON BARRIS.