Donald Earle Graham, 1939–2019 (aged 79 years)
- Name
- Donald Earle /Graham/
- Given names
- Donald Earle
- Surname
- Graham
| Birth | April 30, 1939
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| Alt. Birth | April 30, 1939 (aged 0 days) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Lamech Graham December 8, 1947 (aged 8 years) |
| Death of a brother | Walter Lee Graham December 29, 1953 (aged 14 years) |
| Military | between 1958 and 1978 (aged 38 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Jacob Lee Horning January 10, 1960 (aged 20 years) |
| Death of a father | Walter Earle Graham March 7, 1965 (aged 25 years) |
| Burial of a father | Walter Earle Graham March 12, 1965 (aged 25 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Guy Verley — Mary Mildred Frances Horning — View this family April 18, 1967 (aged 27 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jack Lynn Graham September 8, 1997 (aged 58 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Mildred Frances Horning December 30, 2001 (aged 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ann Lucille Graham November 10, 2017 (aged 78 years) |
| Burial of a mother | Mary Mildred Frances Horning |
| Death | February 28, 2019 (aged 79 years) |
| father |
1905–1965
Birth: April 8, 1905
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34 — Groton, Brown Co., South Dakota, USA Death: March 7, 1965 — Clatskanie, Oregon, USA |
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| mother |
1908–2001
Birth: March 11, 1908
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1928–1953
Birth: February 11, 1928
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1932–1997
Birth: April 20, 1932
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24 — Ashton, Idaho, USA Death: September 8, 1997 — Red Bluff, California, USA |
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1936–2017
Birth: October 24, 1936
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1939–2019
Birth: April 30, 1939
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1905–1984
Birth: July 30, 1905 — Nebraska, USA Death: March 17, 1984 — San Francisco, California, USA |
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| mother |
1908–2001
Birth: March 11, 1908
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28 — Paonia, Colorado, USA Death: December 30, 2001 — Red Bluff, California, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — April 18, 1967 — Poulsbo, Washington, USA |
| himself |
1939–2019
Birth: April 30, 1939
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31 — St. Anthony, Idaho, USA Death: February 28, 2019 — Moore, Oklahoma, USA |
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1939–2019
Birth: April 30, 1939
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| Shared note | http://obituaries.normantranscript.com/obituary/donald-graham-1072993580 Donald E. Graham, age 79, passed away on February 28, 2019. Don had suffered a stroke in 2014, and has never fully recovered. He was born on April 30, 1939, in St. Anthony, Idaho, to parents Mildred Horning Graham and Walter Earle Graham. In 1949, his family moved from Howe, Idaho, to Claskinine, Oregon, where he graduated from high school, and went on to attend Oregon State University. In 1958, he joined the USAF, and through the AF obtained a Bachelor's and Master's degree in electrical engineering from Oklahoma State University. He became an AF Communications Engineer and served one tour in Turkey and two tours in SE Asia. After a 20-year AF career, he retired in 1978. He and his wife Ruby established a home in Norman, where he had businesses in computer sales and services. In 1986, he became a Professor of Electronics and Data Processing at OKC Community College, and taught for 4 years. In 1990, he joined Seagate Technology, as Senior Manufacturing Engineer, retiring in 2001. Don was an avid bowler, and served many years as a YABA coach. He was also PTA president and active in youth soccer. He was a member of the Norman Moose Lodge where he and Ruby spent many happy years dancing together. He was a HAM Radio Operator and worked to develop and enhance the Emergency Services systems at Norman Regional Hospital and the Norman City Emergency Management Offices. He was preceded in death by his parents, and brothers, Lee, Jack, and Allan, and sister, Ann. He is survived by his wife, Ruby; daughter, Karen Littlefield, of Norman; son, Denis Graham, of Norman; and step-son, Todd Eason, of Moore; grandchildren, Christina, Jessica, Michael, and David Graham, of Norman, Dawn and Jasmin Littlefield, of Norman, Parker and Luke Eason, of Tulsa; great-grandchildren, Seyhan, Zoey, and Elle. Don was a wonderful husband, father, and stepfather. We will always remember him for his integrity, wonderful spirit, and his love of reading and knowledge. A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, March 9. 2019 at Lynlee Mae Chapel, 507 E. Main St., Moore, OK. Services are under the direction of John M. Ireland Funeral Home and Chapel, Moore, OK. |
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