Jesup- Mrs. Frances C. Graham, age 81, passed away Friday, January 23, 2009 at Coastal Manor in Ludowici after an extended illness. She was a native of Appling County living the past 55 years in Jesup, and was a member of the Anderson Drive Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Mr. Curtis Graham and a son, James Curtis Graham.
She is survived by one son: Steve and wife Patsy Graham of Savannah; one daughter: Cathy and husband Roy Snow of Jesup, and an adopted daughter: Betty Sue Spinner of Jesup; six grandchildren: Kati Graham of Savannah, David Graham of Savannah, Nicole Jones of Jesup, Megan Ward of Jesup, Bradley Ward of Jesup and Melissa Connell of Kannappolis North, Carolina; 3 great –grandchildren: Stacy Boone of Kannappolis, North Carolina, Jonathan Curtis Jones of Jesup, and Mallory Nicole Jones of Jesup; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held Monday, January 26, 2009 at 2 pm from the James R. Gordon Memorial Chapel of Howard-Jones-Nobles Funeral Home with the Reverend John Brown and the Reverend Jack Lee officiating. Interment will follow in the George Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Sunday evening beginning at 6 pm at the funeral home.
Active pallbearers will be Olin Graham, Scotty Graham, Neal Graham, Greg Horton, Dwayne Graham, and Thomas Arthur.
Honorary pallbearers will be the Wayne County Health Department, Home Healthcare nurses and aides, Heaven Bound Sunday School Class, Lois Tyre and Betty Hart.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Anderson Drive Baptist Church, Building Fund, 260 Anderson Drive, Jesup, GA 31545 or The American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
Family and friends may sign the on-line register book at www.howardjonesnobles.com.
Howard-Jones-Nobles Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.