Raymond Frederick McGraw, 78

Raymond Frederick McGraw, 78 of Franklin Furnace died Thursday March 12, 2009 at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland. He was born May 25, 1930 in Scioto County to the late William Ernest and Marietta Blair McGraw. He was a Superintendent at Ironton County Club for 20 years and retired from Aristech Chemical Plant in Haverhill. He was a US Army veteran where he was a member of 1st Division of the 26th Infantry, a member of AMVETS and James Dickey Post 23 American Legion. Along with his parents Raymond was preceded in death by 2 brothers William Earnest Jr. and Franklin Delano McGraw.

Raymond is survived by his wife of 56 years Johanna Grimme McGraw who he married on January 14, 1953 in Bamberg, Germany, a son and his wife Raymond C and Penny McGraw of Franklin Furnace, a daughter and her husband Donna J and William Roger Boyd of Ironton, 2 granddaughters and their husbands; Angela and Kevin Risner and Carrie and Danny Knight all of Wheelersburg, 1 great granddaughter Madison Knight of Wheelersburg, 3 brothers Clyde McGraw of West Portsmouth, Herbert McGraw of Pensacola, Fl and Douglas McGraw of Portsmouth, 2 sisters Vanda Zuffle of McDermott and Mabel Vassar of Smith Mountain Lake, Va, 2 brothers-in-law; Hubert Grimme of Alt-Ottingen, Germany and Horst Grimme of Hochstadt, Germany, 2 sisters-in-law; Christel Fuchshuber of Ampfing, Germany and Heidi Niedermeier of Kallmunz, Germany.

There will be graveside services 2:00 PM Saturday March 14, 2009 at Scioto Burial Park in McDermott with Dennis Hankins officiating. There will also be military Graveside rites by James Dickey Post 23 American Legion. Condolences may be set to the family at www.rogerwdavisfuneralhome.com Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Roger W. Davis Funeral Home in West Portsmouth.