"Mrs Graham was indeed one of the kindest and most calming person I knew. She was so gracious and even when I was a kid in grade-school, she would always stop and greet me. In later years, when I was an organist (my term) at St Simons, she would often wait until after Mass and comment on a particular hymn or my closing music which I often played quite loud so as to drown out any mistakes I might have made. She was a dear, as was Winnie. She love her faith, family and was a real inspiration. May she rest in peace... Bob and children....you lost a good one, but I know she was ready and has a high place in heaven. I will pass on word to Sister Francis Joan. Sister is well, at 93, and keeps up on Washington people better than I do. We will make a gift to the endowment in her name. Carolyn and I send our sympathy. CLARK BAKER"
In loving memory of
Jeanne F. Graham
October 4, 1913 - September 23, 2008
Jeanne Heekin Graham died peacefully at her home in Washington, Indiana Tuesday morning, September 23, 2008. She was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 4, 1913 to Daniel M. and Crescentia (Verkamp) Heekin. She attended Trinity College in Washington DC and graduated from the University of Cincinnati. In 1946, she married Robert C. Graham, Jr. of Washington, IN and he preceded her in death in 2001. Mrs. Graham was an active volunteer in the community, helping to found the Pink Ladies at the Daviess Community Hospital, the Rosemary Kennedy School, and a bible reading group at a local nursing center. She was named a member of the National Council for Retarded Citizens and served on the board of the Muscatatuck State Hospital. Mrs. Graham was committed to her Catholic faith. She was a member of the National Council of Catholic Women, and was involved in raising funds and renovating the former St. Simon Catholic Church of Washington. She is survived by four children, Robert C. Graham, III (Bonnie) of Washington, IN; Julie Sargent of Tampa, FL; Carolyn Farrell (Kevin) of St. Louis, MO; and Jeannie Canada (Howard) of St. Louis, MO; eleven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one brother, Daniel M. Heekin, Jr., and one sister, Winifred Heekin Graham. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church with the Very Reverend Robert N. Lynch, Bishop of St. Petersburg, FL, the Very Reverend Gerald A. Gettelfinger, Bishop of Evansville, IN and Reverend Gordon Mann, Pastor, as con-celebrants. Burial will follow at St. John Cemetery. Visitation will be at Ed Lee Mortuary from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday with a wake service at 3:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Catholic Education Endowment, Inc., P.O. Box 916, Washington, IN 47501. Condolences may be sent online at www.edleemortuary.com.