Graham Sr., Joseph Ray

Joseph Ray Graham Sr., 60, of 6160 Wesley St., Dublin, passed away Thursday night May 14, 2009 at his home. He was born in Pulaski County on April 27, 1949 and was the son of the late James Robert Graham and Ellen Coble Graham Babb.

Surviving are his wife, Betty Farmer Graham of Dublin; sons Joseph Ray Graham Jr. of Victoria and Mark Anthony Graham of Dillwyn; daughter Becky Underwood of Elliston; step-son Bobby Scott of North Carolina; step-daughter Amy Repass of Pulaski; brother and sister-in-law Nelson L. and Susan Graham of Westbrook, Maine; sister and brother-in-law Sophia and Carol Martin of Draper; five grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. from Stevens Funeral Chapel with Pastor Doug Testerman officiating. Burial will follow in the Osborne Cemetery in Sylvatus. Visiting was held Saturday evening from the funeral home where the family received friends from 6-8 p.m. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the Good Samaritan Hospice House. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice, 125 Arrowhead Trail, Christiansburg, VA 24073. Arrangements by Stevens Funeral Home, Pulaski.