Joyce Ruth Graham

October 22, 2012 By obits Leave a Comment

Joyce Graham, 83, of Blue Springs, Missouri, passed away October 21, 2012 at Shangri-La Rehabilitation and Living Center, under the care of Odyssey Hospice.

She was born March 9, 1929 in Berwyn, Illinois, daughter of Earl and Emily Kleinschmidt Stubbe.

Joyce was preceded in death by her parents and is survived by four children, Judith Anne Graham, California, William R. Graham, California, Kenneth G. Graham, Grain Valley, Missouri and Scott R. Graham, California.

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