Rayford Graham, of Laurel, MS passed to his heavenly home on November 4, 2019, at the age of 83.
Mr. Graham was born in Jasper County on June 2, 1936. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and, he was the owner and operator of CBR Machinist.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William T. Graham and Viola McSwain Graham; children, Michael Wayne Graham and Cathy Lynelle Graham; and brother, Rubel Graham.
Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of 60 years, Ava Graham; son Jamie Graham (Donica); grandchildren, Taylor Baughman (Zac), Tyler Graham, and Payton Graham; great grandchild, Clayton James Baughman; and sister-in-law, Tina Williams Graham.
Services will be held at Memory Chapel Funeral Home. Visitation will be from 5:00 until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 6th and the funeral service will follow on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Caleb Rawls will officiate. Mr. Graham will be laid to rest at Matthews Cemetery in Jones County.
Pallbearers will be Tyler Graham, Payton Graham, Zac Baughman, Stacy Graham, Ron Graham and Nonie Graham. Honorary pallbearers will be Thomas Johnson, Nathan McAndrews, Todd Mauldin, David Mauldin, and Hunter Hatten.
To sign the online guest book, visit www.memorychapellaurel.com.
