Saturday, August 10,2019

2:30 P.M.

Young’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church

710 Shirley Avenue

Douglas, Georgia 31533

Reverend Booker T. Rose, Pastor

Apostle John Moore, Officiating

Celebration of Life

Linda Joyce Reed Graham

Active Pallbearers Carlos Nelson Carlos Brockington

Thomas Watts Brian Griffin

Cody Barnes Dedrick Fussell

Flower Attendants The Brockington’s Nieces

Acknowledgements The family of Mrs. Linda Joyce Graham wishes to

acknowledge with deep appreciation the many

comforting messages, floral arrangements, prayers

and all other acts and expressions of kindness.

Special thanks to Tift Regional, US Ambulance

Transport, and Mrs. Irma Jackson.

-The Family

Interment

Sunnyside Cemetery

Douglas, Georgia

Repast Tina’s Community Center

Douglas, Georgia

Sunrise:

June 11, 1953

Sunset:

August 3,2019

Favorite Things

Hobbies Cooking, Traveling, Dancing, Sewing and Talking

on the Phone.

Favorite Moments as a child

Loved gatherings with the family

First Job Swift & Company

What she wanted for the future of her family

For everyone to just get along and get closer with

each other.

Order of Service Processional/Final Viewing…..…Clergy & Family

Prayer of Comfort……..Min. Patricia King Cooper

Solo………………….….Anterius(Tweety)Vickers

“I will always love you”

Scripture Readings:

Old Testament……...Elder Darlene Mumford

New Testament….Min. Patricia King Cooper

Solo………………………………….Kierra Mizell

“I’m Coming Lord”

Reflections……………………....2 Minutes Please

Family and Friends

As A Friend……...Min. Patricia King Cooper

As A Friend……………………Cody Barnes

Poem……………………………...Gladys Simpson

Solo…………………………...Kentaiwon Durham

Obituary………….…Read silently with soft music

Acknowledgements………………...Harrell’s Staff

Solo……………………………..Rev.Bobby Harris

“Walk Around Heaven”

Eulogy…………………......…Apostle John Moore

Star Calvary Deliverance Center

Recessional

Obituary For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under

heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time

to pluck up what is planted. Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

Linda Joyce Reed Graham was born to the late Cora Lee Brockington

and Roosevelt Graves on June 11, 1953, in Coffee County, Georgia.

She was adopted by Mr. George and Florine Reed at an early age and

was loved dearly by the two of them.

Linda Joyce was educated in Coffee County Public School System and

was the class of 1970. Linda Joyce met and married Mr. Walter

Graham formerly of Pompano Beach Florida and to this union a child

was born.

Linda Joyce was a strong woman of faith and was brought up in the

way of the Lord at Freewill Baptist Church in Douglas, Georgia.

Cooking, traveling, dancing, sewing and talking on the phone was a

significant part of her lifestyle.

The Lord called her home on August 3, 2019. She was preceded in

death by her parents: Florine and George Reed; biological mother:

Cora Lee Brockington; biological father: Roosevelt Graves;

grandparents: Dollie Brockington, Viola Graves, and Richard Graves,

surrogate brother John (Jeannette) Brockington, surrogate Sister (Mary

Magdalene Brock Simmons); one sister: Shelia Williams; mother in

law: Mrs.Eddie Mae McNeir; father in law: Charlie Walter Graham;

brother in law: Herbert Scippio.

She leaves to cherish her memories; her devoted husband: Walter

Graham; two children: Suton (Annette) Harris and Asia (Jerry)

Wesley; ten grandchildren: Jyvez Graham, Jakia Graham, Jada

Graham, Armoni Barnes, Danysia Harris, Kingston Mincey, Cali

Lomax , Darianna Lomax, Darian Goolsby, and Deonte Goolsby;

stepmother: Mary Graves; father-in-law: Lamar McNeir; ten

siblings: Gladys (Sollie) Simpson, Tonya ( Jelclancy) Mizell, Rick

(Stephanie) Graves, Darrell(Cathalene) Graves, Hiwatha Graves,

Sharon(Gregory) Stafford, Carmen Walker , Pauline Davis, Richard

(Shirley) Davis, Karen Moody; a special sister-in-law: Loretta

Graham. A host of aunts, uncles, in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins,

and sorrowing friends.

Precious Memories