Cheney Witt Chapel

Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, at his home. He was born Jan. 25, 1942, in Rocky Ford, Colo., the son of Forest Graham and Emma Jean “Jimmy” Sinding Graham. Doug graduated from the Uniontown High School. He married Mary Ruth Ramsey on May 27, 1962, at Uniontown, Kan. Doug had worked for many years as a self-employed brick mason. He enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as going to the casinos. He also liked spending time with his grandchildren, playing bridge and feeding the wildlife around his home. Survivors include his three children Melessa Moran and husband, Gary, of Topeka, Kan., Tracy Kipper and husband, Brian, Kansas City, Mo., and Troy Graham and wife, Laurie, of Pittsburg, Kan., and four grandchildren, Michael and Madeline Hale and Trevor and Lily Graham. Also surviving is a brother, Danny Graham, of Uniontown and his cat, Bob. His wife, Mary, preceded him in death on Jan. 6, 2011. He was also preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Richard Graham. Pastor Jeff Feagins will conduct graveside services at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2 at the Uniontown Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Cheney Witt Chapel on Saturday from 11 a.m. until service leaving for the cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the Doug Graham Memorial Fund and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, 201 S. Main, P.O. Box 347, Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com. (Fort Scott Tribune)