Funeral and Death Notices Bobby Dwain Graves
LENORAH - Bobby Dwain Graves, 81 of Lenorah, died Apr. 27, 2024. The family received friends Apri. 29, at Gilbreath Funeral Home. Funeral services were Apr. 30, at Tarzan Baptist Church. Interment followed at Evergreen Cemetery. Bobby was born Sept. 11, 1942, in Big Spring, to Lester and Juanita (Wozencraft) Graves. He went to grade school at Grady and graduated high school in Stanton. He was a member of FFA, showing lambs and was also on the judging team. He graduated from Howard College and West Texas State. After graduating, he taught junior high science at McCamey for three years. He decided teaching wasn’t for him and he had always wanted to farm.
Bobby married Zella Odom on Jan. 6, 1967, and they had one son, Stephen. They were married 57 years on Jan. 6,2024. They had many happy years working together on the farm. He had a love for farming and didn’t want to retire, working until a month ago. He enjoyed spending time with his family He served on the Grady ISD School Board and Farm Bureau board. Bobby and Zella enjoyed working with Campers on Mission for 10 years. They were coordinators of Region 1 for 5 years. Campers on Missions was like a second family. Bobby was a Christian man and enjoyed helping the youth, children and missionaries.
He is survived by his wife Zella and his son Stephen, both of Lenorah; brother Kenneth and wife Karen of Stanton; sister Frances and husband Sam Foreman of Greenwood; brotherin-law Eddie Odom and wife Sharron of Waco; nieces Cheri and husband Joe Dellorocobo, Kassie and husband Duane Ramirez, Kourtney and Sarah Graves, nephews JC Odom, Nicholas Ramirez and adopted family Vince, Connie, Jesse and Jamine Rodriguez.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to ALSAC/St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Cherokee Home for Children, PO Box 295, Cherokee, TX 76832.
Arrangements were under the direction of Gilbreath Funeral Home of Stanton.
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