Union:

Annie Merle (Blass) Graham 89, passed away peacefully on 27 August 2019.

A graveside funeral service will be held at 1 PM on 31 August 2019 at Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro. Rusty Walton will officiate.

Ms. Graham was born in Decatur Mississippi on 05 November 1929. She graduated from Beulah Hubbard High School and was a loving wife and a wonderful mother to her two children. She was married to James Edwin Graham for over 65 years until his death in 2012.

She was a housewife and later a Licensed Practical Nurse at Rush Hospital in Meridian Mississippi. She enjoyed crocheting and traveling.

Annie is survived by her son, James Ervin (Elizabeth) Graham, of Pensacola, Florida,

3 Grandchildren: Heather (Jason) Hutchinson of Jay, Florida; James B. Graham of Milton, Florida and Megan (Phil) Joos De Ter Beerst  of Midway Park, North Carolina

2 Great-Grandchildren: Jake Hutchinson and Haylee Elizabeth Hutchinson of Jay, Florida

2 loving sisters: Gloria (James) Arindal of Mobile, Alabama, and Barbara Kyser of Mobile, Alabama

2 Loving sister in-laws, Mildred Blass of Mobile, Alabama and Glenna Thaggard of Little Rock, Mississippi

She was also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Annie is preceded in death by her parents, Austin and Agnes Blass; Her husband, James Edwin; her daughter, Betty Ann Miller; three brothers Bill, Gerald, and Gene, and two sisters, Joyce Holland and Brenda Perino.