Eunice Graves

Eunice Imogene Graves, 86, formerly of Flintstone, passed away in Ocala, Fla., May 22, 2017. She was born in Albertville, Ala., on Sept. 19, 1930, to the late George and Mary Williams and was a lifelong member of the Church of Christ, having attended the Chattanooga Valley Church of Christ and, while in Ocala, she attended the Central Church of Christ. Her greatest joy in life was spending time with her family, participating in church activities, gardening and reading. Her children call her blessed. Mrs. Graves was preceded in death by her husband, Collis Graves in 2000. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by five brothers and one sister. Survivors include her children, Kenny Graves, of Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., Larry Graves, of Calhoun, Tenn., Debbie Keith, of Ocala, Fla., Randy Graves, of Rock Spring, Ga., Charles Graves, of Lafayette, Ga., and Bonita West, of Valdosta, Ga.; 11 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Funeral services will be held Friday at 1 p.m. in the South Crest Chapel with Minister Tony Keith officiating. Interment will follow in Tennessee-Georgia Memorial Park. Expressions of sympathy may be shared at lane-southcrestchapel.com. The family will receive friends today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the South Crest Chapel of Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, at the end of historic Missionary Ridge, Rossville.