Mrs. Myrtle Marie Harrelson Graham, age 79, died Saturday, (December 3, 2005) at the Loris Extended Care Facility following an extended illness. Born December 21, 1925 in Loris, SC. Mrs. Graham was the widow of the late Woodrow Lee Graham, and the daughter of the late Otha Tillman Harrelson, Sr. and the late Zillah Lucille Dawsey Harrelson. Mrs. Graham was a homemaker, seamstress, wonderful wife and mother. She was also an active member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church were she served the church in many capacities, including being a longtime choir member and Sunday School Teacher.
Survivors include one son: Woodrow Lee Graham, Jr. and his wife, Brenda of Loris, SC; three daughters: Patricia Stevens and companion, Danny Jernigan, Betty Carter, and her husband, Wendell, and Colleen Singleton all of Loris, SC; two brothers: O.T. Harrelson, Jr. of Whiteville, NC, and Adam Devon Harrelson of Nakina, NC; two sisters: Virgie Burns of Quinby, SC, and Avis Shipman of Timmonsville, SC; eleven grandchildren: Deborah Bailey, Randall Stevens, Wendy Johnson, Lowell Carter, Philip Carter, Anita Nelson, Kevin Graham, Ashley Graham, Robert Hardee, Joshua Singleton, and Casey Shelley; sixteen great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Graham was predeceased by one son-in-law: Gene Stevens.
Funeral services were held on Tuesday, (December 6, 2005) at 2:00 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Loris, SC with burial following in the church cemetery. Rev. Doyce Norris, Rev. David Watts, Rev. Billy Prince, and Rev. Rory Thigpen officiated. Visitation was held on Monday, (December 5, 2005) evening from 7:00 until 9:00 PM at Hardwick Funeral Home of Loris, SC. Directed by Hardwick Funeral Home of Loris, SC.