Graham, John G.

John Graham, 63 years old, a pioneer miner, died at 5:15 o'clock yesterday afternoon at his home, 625 South Cherokee Street, Picher, after an illness of several months. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mayme Graham; two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Culbert of Freemont, and Mrs. Helen Carnes of Picher; two sons, Roger Graham of Picher and Harold Graham of Fairfield Illinois; a stepson, Frank King, of Baxter Springs Kansas; a brother, Dave Graham of Joplin Missouri, and two sisters, Mrs. Alice Morris, and Miss Flo Graham, both of Hot Springs Arkansas. The body is at the Durnil funeral home. Funeral arrangements will be announced later.

Funeral services for John Graham, who died Wednesday, will be held at the First Baptist church of Picher at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, the Rev. W. A. Evans officiating. Mrs. Sybil Keithley will be the soloist. Burial will be in the G.A.R. cemetery at Miami, under direction of the Durnil funeral home. Active pallbearers will be Earl Smith, Jr., Homer Smith, Cecil Eddy, George Bailey, Andy Martin, Jr., and Keith Jones. Honorary pallbearers will be Theodore Huddleston, Earl Smith, Raymond Smith, C. H. Kerr, Loren Hartley, John Wood, Fred Nesbitt, Bob Ellege and Pat Farrell. The body will lie in state at the Durnil funeral home until the hour of the funeral.

. Note: Son Harold Graham died Aug 6, 1999. GRAHAM - Lee Graham - While his wife and two small daughters were attending church services Sunday morning, Lee Graham, 34 years old farmer, committed suicide by hanging himself at his home, 11 miles east of Miami, N. C. Barry, county attorney, reported today. According to Barry, who with Sheriff Dee T. Walters and Deputy Sheriff Milt McCullough, investigated the incident. Graham hanged himself in his barn because of despondency over ill health. In statements issued by nearby relatives and neighbors, Graham appeared in good spirits Sunday morning when he visited his brother-in-law, Ingram Bradley, who was butchering hogs at his farm about a half-mile from the Graham home, while Mrs. Graham and her two daughters, aged about 5 and 9 years, were attending Sunday school at the Modoc church. After watching the butchering for about an hour, neighbors said, Graham left for his home. When Mrs. Graham returned from church she found her husband absent from the house and after a short search discovered his body hanging from a rafter in the barn. Rushing out to the road, Mrs. Graham summoned Bradley, who was passing. After cutting down the body, Bradley tried unsuccessfully to revive his brother-in-law. Meanwhile, word was sent to the Ottawa county Oklahoma officers who, after investigation, were unanimous in the opinion that Graham took his life because of despondency over ill health. It was believed, officers said, that Graham climbed atop a three foot feed manger, tied a slip knot around his neck, attached it to the rafters overhead, and jumped. Death was believed to occurred between the hour of noon and 1 pm. Deputy Sheriff Milt McCullough said today that he talked to Graham at his home Friday, afternoon and found the farmer to be in a pleasant frame of mind. The belief that Graham committed suicide after worrying about his physical condition was supported by the fact that the farmer was refused mine employment after failing necessary health requirements. The body is at the Chase Funeral home in Seneca Missouri, awaiting funeral arrangements to be announced by relatives.