Robert Orr Graham b. 10 Sep 1918 Marshall Co., TN d. 22 Apr 2002 ALlen Co., KY: Sorrell Family History

1918 - 2002 (83 years)

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Name	Robert Orr Graham
Birth	10 Sep 1918	Marshall Co., TN
Gender	Male
_UID	46C6EA82503B11429E8D6E08B5E4168C3264
Death	22 Apr 2002	ALlen Co., KY
Person ID	I72499	sorrells
Last Modified	8 Nov 2021

Father	James Bell Graham, , Sr., b. 10 Jan 1890, Marshall Co., TN d. 4 Mar 1961, Belfast, Marshall Co., TN (Age 71 years)
Mother	Sarah Hazel McLain, b. 12 Jun 1890, Belfast, Marshall Co., TN d. 4 Aug 1973, Lewisburg, Marshall Co., TN (Age 83 years)
Marriage	15 Dec 1915	Marshall Co., TN
Family ID	F28363	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Juanita Bills, b. 23 Feb 1929, Bedford Co., TN d. 11 Feb 2007, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY (Age 77 years)

Marriage 20 Jul 1946 Madison Co., AL

Children

	1. Living
	2. Robert Orr Graham
	3. Cheryl Graham

Family ID F28360 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 1 Oct 2024

Notes

Robert Orr Graham
BIRTH 10 Sep 1918
Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
DEATH 22 Apr 2002 (aged 83)
Allen County, Kentucky, USA
BURIAL
Bowling Green Gardens Cemetery
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA Show Map
MEMORIAL ID 114692381

My dad was one of 4 children born to Jim and Hazel Graham. He was born and raised in Belfast in Marshall Co Tn. He served in WWII on the Island of Siapan. He talked about his war experiences only once with us kids. Our boys faced heavy fighting against a foe that would rather commit suicide than surrender. He had two of his Captains killed before his eyes. The first's jeep exploded, my dad would have been in the Jeep but the Captain decided he should stay behind. The second Captain wanted to see a cave on the island and had my dad drive him. The Captain was killed by sniper fire while sitting next to my dad in the jeep.
He met and married my mom Juanita Bills after he returned home from the war. They had their 3 children while living in Marshall Co.,Tn. When I was 7 we moved first to Bowling Green,Ky and a year later we moved to Scottsvville, Ky. My dad was a traveling furniture salesman and later opened his own furniture store in Scottsville.
After we kids had graduated from high school my parents divorced after an unhappy marriage. He married Joyce Lyles who was a widow with 2 grown girls.

. He loved the grand children and liked having them around. He was like a kid himself at Christmas time. He enjoyed shopping for the grand children and watching them open their presents.
He found Christ after his second marriage and found a measure of peace and contentment.

Thanks to those that have visited and left a token for my dad it means a lot to me. Also thanks go to Silbert Hartis who added, maintained and then graciously transferred my dad's memorial to me.