Anna Graham

Anna Caroline Graham, 95, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, April 7, 2007, at the home of a granddaughter in Belton, Mo.

She was born Aug. 16, 1911, in Advance, Mo., daughter of Jesse E. and Margaret Uphoff Leazenby. She and Lawrence E. Graham were married Sept. 17, 1929, at Bloomfield, Mo. He died Feb. 29, 1980.

Graham moved to Cape Girardeau from Advance in 1944. She had been a seamstress since age 14 and worked for Montgomery Ward 12 years and Garber's 11 years. She retired in 1976.

She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church.

Survivors include a son, Arthur Graham of Asheville, N.C.; a daughter, Donna Brault of Kansas City, Mo.; 11 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Anna Marie Pender, on July 1, 2003; a brother, a sister and a grandson.

Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Scott Moon officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Advance.

Memorials may be made to Grace United Methodist Church.