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Visitation:
5-7 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Holland Barry &
Bennett Funeral Home, Lincoln
Second time of visitation on
Monday at the Lincoln Christian Church from 9
a.m. to the time of service
Service:
Monday, June 3, 2019 at 10 a.m. at Lincoln Christian
Church
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home
Obituary
Alice E. Graff passed away May 28,
2019 at Copper Creek Village.
She was born September 19, 1926 to
Edna and Harry Last. She grew up on their farm
outside of Beason, Illinois where she graduated from
high school.
During WWII Alice signed up for
the Army Nurse Cadet Program and received her
Diploma Nursing Degree from Memorial Hospital in
Springfield, IL. Upon graduation in 1947 she worked
as a pediatric nurse in Chicago, IL. until she
married her husband, James G. Graff on September 12,
1948.
They settled on their farm outside
of Middletown, IL. where Alice worked alongside Jim
throughout their many years of farming. Although
they worked tirelessly on the farm, Alice and Jim
always took the opportunity to travel throughout the
United States and Europe.
She was a member of the Middletown
United Methodist Church where she was the pianist
for many years and participated in ministries at the
church. She was a member of the Middletown American
Legion Auxiliary, served as Election Judge for
Corwin Township, served as Corwin Township Precinct
Committeewoman, and was active in many community
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Alice is survived by her husband James and children Ann Abbott
(David) of Lubbock, TX; Marilyn Smith of Bloomingdale, IL; Kathy Esker (Fred) of
Washington, WV; and William Graff (Judi) of Middletown, IL. She was also the
proud grandmother of Davy, Stephen, Suzanne, Theresa, Caitlin, Jeffrey, Sarah,
Thomas, Isabella, Zadok, and Theodore; great grandmother of Elena, Alex, Jacob,
and Catherine. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Agnes Tate,
son-in-law Joseph Smith, and great grandson James Marion Esker.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home, Lincoln. Funeral services will be Monday, June 3, 2019 at 10 a.m.
at Lincoln Christian Church with visitation one hour prior to the services.
Burial will follow in Irish Grove Cemetery, Menard County. Online condolences
and obituary available at hbbfh.com.
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