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Boyd Graves Obituary
Boyd Jerome Graves, 71, of Amelia, passed away Saturday, April 8, 2017 at Hospice of Cincinnati East. He was born February 2, 1946 at his home in Sand Springs, KY, son of the late William Leonard and Lavada Kirby Graves. He was married to Joanne Smith Graves, who survives for 46 years. Boyd honorably served in the United States Army from 1968-1970 and was in the 1st Air Cav Division in Vietnam. He retired from H.C. Nutting Company, which is now known as Terracon, where he served as Vice President of Business Development. He was an avid runner who ran the Boston Marathon as well as the Columbus and Louisville marathons. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and as a loyal friend to many who knew him. He will be greatly missed. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Vickie Lynn (Bobby) Tomlinson of Murfreesboro, TN and Melissa Graves (Paul) Evans of Amelia, OH; grandson, Michael Eldon Innis of Loveland, OH; loving mother-in-law, Allene Evelyn Smith of Rawl, WV; brothers, Stanley Graves of Peru, IN, Clinton (Lynn) Graves of Springhill, FL, Raymond Graves of Somerset, KY and Dallas Graves of Mt. Vernon, KY. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his two infant brothers and his sisters, Vina Lou Graves Renner and Lena Graves Gibson. Visitation will be held from 5:00-7:30 PM, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at E.C. Nurre Funeral Home, 177 W. Main St. (SR 125), Amelia and from 12:00 PM, until the time of the funeral service at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Cox Funeral Home, 80 Maple Dr., Mt. Vernon, KY. Interment will follow at Skaggs Creek Cemetery, Rockcastle County, KY. In lieu of flowers, the family suggest memorial contributions be made to The American Parkinson's Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street, Suite 800, Miami, FL 33131, Clermont County Senior Services, 2085 James E. Sauls Sr. Drive, Batavia, Ohio 45103 or Hospice of Cincinnati, c/o Bethesda Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 633597,Cincinnati, Ohio 45263. Please sign his online tribute wall at www.ecnurre.com
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Daniel Stinson
July 10, 2018
Just found out, sorry for falling out of touch. Love you all and thinking of you.
April 10, 2017
So sorry for your loss. May you find comfort and strength in God's promise found at John 6:40
Sue and Jack Scott
April 9, 2017
Please know that our hearts and prayers are with your family. We love you - and loved Boyd dearly.
Barb Sander
April 9, 2017
Joanne, you were so blessed to have had such a kind loving man as Boyd. I am so very sorry for your loss. Your girls were fortunate to have had him as a father. He sure was a good guy and will be greatly missed.
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