Descendants of Charles Woolverton



Wilford Wayne (Bill) Graves and Colleen Faye Rowden


Husband Wilford Wayne (Bill) Graves 

            AKA: Ailfred Wayne Graves
           Born: 28 Sep 1927 - Ulman, Miller County, MO
       Baptized: 
           Died: 9 Aug 2008 - Jefferson City, Cole County, MO
         Buried:  - Iberia Cemetery, Iberia, Miller County, MO
Find A Grave ID: 29902108


         Father: Walter Hammett Graves {FGID: 61962088}
         Mother: Oma Amina (Erma) Stokes {FGID: 61962162}


       Marriage: 10 Feb 1955 - Iberia, Miller County, MO

   Other Spouse: Theresa Lois Bishop

Events

• Cause of Death: lung cancer.


Wife Colleen Faye Rowden 

            AKA: Coleen May Bowden
           Born: 29 Sep 1930 - Miller County, MO
       Baptized: 
           Died: 22 Dec 2018 - Plano, Collin County, TX
         Buried:  - Iberia Cemetery, Iberia, Miller County, MO
Find A Grave ID: 195687201

Children
1 F Jacqueline S. (Jackie) Graves 

            AKA: Jacquelane (Jackie) Graves
           Born: Cir 1961
       Baptized: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Robert J. (Rob) Woodard
           Marr: 8 May 1993 - Dallas County, TX

General Notes: Husband - Wilford Wayne (Bill) Graves

FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF10341

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/d/Sharon-L-Madsen-CA/BOOK-0001/0005-0023.html#CHILD225 - "Ailfred Wayne Graves"

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BIRTH 28 Sep 1927
Ulman, Miller County, Missouri, USA
DEATH 9 Aug 2008 (aged 80)
Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri, USA
BURIAL
Iberia Cemetery
Iberia, Miller County, Missouri, USA
MEMORIAL ID 29902108

Wilford W. "Bill" Graves, age 80, of Iberia, died Saturday, August 9, 2008, after a short battle with lung cancer, at Capital Region Medical Center. He was born in Ulman on September 28, 1927, the second of five sons born to Walter and Oma (Stokes) Graves. Raymond Graves and Tom Graves survive and Harry Graves and William Graves preceded Bill in death.

On February 10, 1955, in Iberia, he was married to Colleen Faye Rowden, who survives at the home.

He was an Army veteran of World War II. He worked in Alaska for Green Construction Company for over 30 years paving roads, working on the Alaskan Pipeline, and building airports. He retired in 1984. After his retirement, he operated a cattle farm. He was a member of the Iberia Masonic Lodge #410 AF and AM and the Abou Ben Adhem Temple in Springfield. He was also a member of Iberia First Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and riding horses.

Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, at Rekus Funeral Home in Iberia. Bro. Gene Edwards will officiate. Interment will be in Iberia Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home with a Masonic Service at 7:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or the Tyson Graves Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Family links:
Parents:
Walter H Graves (1906 - 1976)
Oma Amina Stokes Graves (1905 - 1974)

Spouse:
Colleen Fay Rowden Graves (1930 - 2018) m. 1955

Sibling:
Wilford W. Graves (1927 - 2008)
William D Graves (1942 - 2008)*

*Calculated relationship

Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: Juanita Sloan Lowrance
Added: 18 Sep 2008
Find A Grave Memorial 29902108

memorial page for Wilford W. Graves (28 Sep 1927–9 Aug 2008), Find A Grave Memorial no. 29902108, citing Iberia Cemetery, Iberia, Miller County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave (contributor 8) .

Research Notes: Husband - Wilford Wayne (Bill) Graves

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29902108

Wilford W. "Bill" Graves, age 80, of Iberia, died Saturday, August 9, 2008, after a short battle with lung cancer, at Capital Region Medical Center. He was born in Ulman on September 28, 1927, the second of five sons born to Walter and Oma (Stokes) Graves. Raymond Graves and Tom Graves survive and Harry Graves and William Graves preceded Bill in death.

On February 10, 1955, in Iberia, he was married to Colleen Faye Rowden, who survives at the home.

He was an Army veteran of World War II. He worked in Alaska for Green Construction Company for over 30 years paving roads, working on the Alaskan Pipeline, and building airports. He retired in 1984. After his retirement, he operated a cattle farm. He was a member of the Iberia Masonic Lodge #410 AF and AM and the Abou Ben Adhem Temple in Springfield. He was also a member of Iberia First Baptist Church. He enjoyed fishing and riding horses.

Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12, at Rekus Funeral Home in Iberia. Bro. Gene Edwards will officiate. Interment will be in Iberia Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home with a Masonic Service at 7:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society or the Tyson Graves Memorial Scholarship Fund.

General Notes: Wife - Colleen Faye Rowden

FTM BIRT: RIN MH:IF10349

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/d/Sharon-L-Madsen-CA/BOOK-0001/0005-0023.html#CHILD225 - "Coleen May Bowden"

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29902108
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195687201/colleen-faye-graves

BIRTH 29 Sep 1930
Miller County, Missouri, USA
DEATH 22 Dec 2018 (aged 88)
Plano, Collin County, Texas, USA
BURIAL
Iberia Cemetery
Iberia, Miller County, Missouri, USA
MEMORIAL ID 195687201

Colleen Faye Graves, age 88, of Iberia, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018, at Medical City Hospital in Plano, Texas. She was born in Miller County on September 29, 1930, daughter of the late Redus and Ruth Rowden. On February 10, 1955, in Iberia, Colleen married Wilford “Bill” Graves, who preceded her in death on August 9, 2008.

Colleen was a member of the Iberia Baptist Church.

She is survived by her daughter, Jackie Woodard and husband Rob and two grandchildren, Carlie and Jason Woodard all of Plano, Texas.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was also preceded in death by her brother, Bill Rowden.

Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m., with services immediately following at 11 a.m., on Friday, January 4, at Fancher-Rekus Funeral Home in Iberia with Bro. Roy Bryant officiating. Interment will be held in Iberia Cemetery.

Memorial contributions are suggested to the Tyson Graves Memorial Scholarship Fund or the Cure to Alzheimers’s Fund.

Family Members

Parents
Redus A Rowden 1907–1972
Ruth Groves Rowden 1908–2004

Spouse
Wilford W. Graves 1927–2008 (m. 1955)

Siblings
Bill Rowden 1933–2014

Created by: Nancy Arnold Thompson
Added: 31 Dec 2018
Find A Grave Memorial 195687201

memorial page for Colleen Faye Rowden Graves (29 Sep 1930–22 Dec 2018), Find A Grave Memorial no. 195687201, citing Iberia Cemetery, Iberia, Miller County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Arnold Thompson (contributor 47192413) .

Research Notes: Wife - Colleen Faye Rowden

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29902108

Notes: Marriage

FTM
MARR: RIN MH:FF3002

https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/m/a/d/Sharon-L-Madsen-CA/BOOK-0001/0005-0023.html#CHILD225

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29902108
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