Donald H. Graves

11/12/1929 - 4/11/1975

   Donald H. Graves, 45, of Portland, grandson of Mrs. Estella J. Bailey of Decatur, died Friday evening at the Caylor-Nickel Clinic in Bluffton, following a brief illness.

   He was a member of the Portland Moose Lodge and had been employed for the past 12 years at the Broderick Foundry, Muncie.

   Born Nov. 12, 1929, in Bryant, he was the son of Kenneth and Iva Bailey-Graves, and was married to Harriet A. Lotz on July 12, 1950.

   Survivors include his wife, Harriet; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Graves; three daughters, Mrs. James (Lou Ann) Wallischeck of Portland; Mrs. Robert (Lindy) Bailey of Portland; Mrs. Paul (Cindy) Weitzel of Portland; one brother, Robert Graves of Fresno, Calif.; his grandmother, Mrs. Estella J. Bailey of Decatur; and one granddaughter.

   Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. today at the Baird-Freeman funeral home in Portland with Rev. Kent Keller officiating. Burial was in the Green Park cemetery.


Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN              Monday, April 14, 1975
Contributed by Janice Vasilovski

Buried in Green Park Cemetery