Longtime resident Robert W. Graves, 85, of Green Street, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, at his residence.
Robert was born on Feb. 6, 1925 in Melrose, Mass., the son of Ernest Roylett and Elsie Mae (Parsons) Graves.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving as Seaman First Class on the Coast Guard Destroyer USS Pettit.
He was a member of Morrison Lodge 90 F&AM, Northwood, a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Dover-Portsmouth, and a member of Crescent Chapter 45, Order of the Eastern Star of Northwood. Robert loved hunting and fishing.
Robert is survived by his wife, Dorothy M. (McKay) Graves; a daughter, Merry Graves Jennison and son-in-law, Douglas; a daughter, Brenna Graves Peabody and son-in-law, Thurston; a son, Robert Graves, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Linda; a daughter, Lonna Graves Basham and son-in-law, James, and a daughter, Audrey Graves MacKenzie and son-in-law, Bruce; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Elizabeth Pickett of Woburn, Mass., and Nettie June Amazeen of Wakefield, Mass.; four brothers, Harry Graves of Northwood, Clifford Graves and his wife, Barbara, of Melrose, Mass., Lee Graves of Melrose, Mass., and Harvey Graves and his wife, Shirley, of Maitland, Fla.
Family flowers only, please. Memorial contributions may be made in Robert's name to the American Cancer Society, New England Division, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH 03110.
Family and friends are welcome to call from 1-2pm on Monday, Nov. 29, with a Masonic service and Eastern Star service starting at 2 p.m. and a memorial service to be held at the Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Road, Route 4, Lee, with the Rev. Dwight V. Meader, officiating. Burial will immediately follow at the Ridge Cemetery, Northwood.
You are invited to join us back at the Purdy Memorial Chapel for light refreshments after the burial. To sign the online guest book, please go to www.purdyfuneralservice.com.
Visit www.fosters.com/obits to view the online guest book. Published in Fosters from November 27 to November 28, 2010
Robert was born on Feb. 6, 1925 in Melrose, Mass., the son of Ernest Roylett and Elsie Mae (Parsons) Graves.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving as Seaman First Class on the Coast Guard Destroyer USS Pettit.
He was a member of Morrison Lodge 90 F&AM, Northwood, a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Dover-Portsmouth, and a member of Crescent Chapter 45, Order of the Eastern Star of Northwood. Robert loved hunting and fishing.
Robert is survived by his wife, Dorothy M. (McKay) Graves; a daughter, Merry Graves Jennison and son-in-law, Douglas; a daughter, Brenna Graves Peabody and son-in-law, Thurston; a son, Robert Graves, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Linda; a daughter, Lonna Graves Basham and son-in-law, James, and a daughter, Audrey Graves MacKenzie and son-in-law, Bruce; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Elizabeth Pickett of Woburn, Mass., and Nettie June Amazeen of Wakefield, Mass.; four brothers, Harry Graves of Northwood, Clifford Graves and his wife, Barbara, of Melrose, Mass., Lee Graves of Melrose, Mass., and Harvey Graves and his wife, Shirley, of Maitland, Fla.
Family flowers only, please. Memorial contributions may be made in Robert's name to the American Cancer Society, New England Division, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH 03110.
Family and friends are welcome to call from 1-2pm on Monday, Nov. 29, with a Masonic service and Eastern Star service starting at 2 p.m. and a memorial service to be held at the Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Road, Route 4, Lee, with the Rev. Dwight V. Meader, officiating. Burial will immediately follow at the Ridge Cemetery, Northwood.
You are invited to join us back at the Purdy Memorial Chapel for light refreshments after the burial. To sign the online guest book, please go to www.purdyfuneralservice.com.
Visit www.fosters.com/obits to view the online guest book. Published in Fosters from November 27 to November 28, 2010
Longtime resident Robert W. Graves, 85, of Green Street, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2010, at his residence.
Robert was born on Feb. 6, 1925 in Melrose, Mass., the son of Ernest Roylett and Elsie Mae (Parsons) Graves.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving as Seaman First Class on the Coast Guard Destroyer USS Pettit.
He was a member of Morrison Lodge 90 F&AM, Northwood, a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Dover-Portsmouth, and a member of Crescent Chapter 45, Order of the Eastern Star of Northwood. Robert loved hunting and fishing.
Robert is survived by his wife, Dorothy M. (McKay) Graves; a daughter, Merry Graves Jennison and son-in-law, Douglas; a daughter, Brenna Graves Peabody and son-in-law, Thurston; a son, Robert Graves, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Linda; a daughter, Lonna Graves Basham and son-in-law, James, and a daughter, Audrey Graves MacKenzie and son-in-law, Bruce; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Elizabeth Pickett of Woburn, Mass., and Nettie June Amazeen of Wakefield, Mass.; four brothers, Harry Graves of Northwood, Clifford Graves and his wife, Barbara, of Melrose, Mass., Lee Graves of Melrose, Mass., and Harvey Graves and his wife, Shirley, of Maitland, Fla.
Family flowers only, please. Memorial contributions may be made in Robert's name to the American Cancer Society, New England Division, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH 03110.
Family and friends are welcome to call from 1-2pm on Monday, Nov. 29, with a Masonic service and Eastern Star service starting at 2 p.m. and a memorial service to be held at the Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Road, Route 4, Lee, with the Rev. Dwight V. Meader, officiating. Burial will immediately follow at the Ridge Cemetery, Northwood.
You are invited to join us back at the Purdy Memorial Chapel for light refreshments after the burial. To sign the online guest book, please go to www.purdyfuneralservice.com.
Visit www.fosters.com/obits to view the online guest book. Published in Fosters from November 27 to November 28, 2010
Robert was born on Feb. 6, 1925 in Melrose, Mass., the son of Ernest Roylett and Elsie Mae (Parsons) Graves.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving as Seaman First Class on the Coast Guard Destroyer USS Pettit.
He was a member of Morrison Lodge 90 F&AM, Northwood, a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Dover-Portsmouth, and a member of Crescent Chapter 45, Order of the Eastern Star of Northwood. Robert loved hunting and fishing.
Robert is survived by his wife, Dorothy M. (McKay) Graves; a daughter, Merry Graves Jennison and son-in-law, Douglas; a daughter, Brenna Graves Peabody and son-in-law, Thurston; a son, Robert Graves, Jr. and daughter-in-law, Linda; a daughter, Lonna Graves Basham and son-in-law, James, and a daughter, Audrey Graves MacKenzie and son-in-law, Bruce; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Elizabeth Pickett of Woburn, Mass., and Nettie June Amazeen of Wakefield, Mass.; four brothers, Harry Graves of Northwood, Clifford Graves and his wife, Barbara, of Melrose, Mass., Lee Graves of Melrose, Mass., and Harvey Graves and his wife, Shirley, of Maitland, Fla.
Family flowers only, please. Memorial contributions may be made in Robert's name to the American Cancer Society, New England Division, 2 Commerce Drive, Suite 110, Bedford, NH 03110.
Family and friends are welcome to call from 1-2pm on Monday, Nov. 29, with a Masonic service and Eastern Star service starting at 2 p.m. and a memorial service to be held at the Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Road, Route 4, Lee, with the Rev. Dwight V. Meader, officiating. Burial will immediately follow at the Ridge Cemetery, Northwood.
You are invited to join us back at the Purdy Memorial Chapel for light refreshments after the burial. To sign the online guest book, please go to www.purdyfuneralservice.com.
Visit www.fosters.com/obits to view the online guest book. Published in Fosters from November 27 to November 28, 2010
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