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Berta Jerrine Graves

1909 - 2003

BORN

1909

DIED

2003

Berta Graves Obituary

Berta Jerrine Graves, 94, beloved mother, grandmother and child of God, passed away Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003, at a local care facility.

Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Shannon Rose Hill Funeral Chapel. Burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday in Mitchell Cemetery, Iredell.

Memorials: Temple Baptist Church, 6824 Randol Mill Road, where she faithfully taught Sunday school for 35 years.

Jerrine retired from Monnig's Department Store at the age of 80 after 25 years of service. She was preceded in death by her husband, Finis, and a son, Robert.

Survivors: Son, Doyle and wife, Pat, of Iredell; daughter, Doris and husband, Jerry, of Weatherford; nine grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Star-Telegram on Dec. 23, 2003.

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