Nancy Elizabeth Graves

Nancy Elizabeth Graves obituary, Conway, AR

Nancy Elizabeth Graves

Nancy Graves Obituary

Published by Griffin Leggett - Conway Funeral Home on Mar. 5, 2013.
Nancy Elizabeth Graves, 58, daughter of the late Harvie and Rayma Graves, passed away March 5, 2013, at Heritage Living Center in Conway. She was born February 13, 1955, at Sparks Hospital in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Her parents had been told she would not see her first birthday. She was a life-long member of the Church of Christ. She attended Bost School in Ft. Smith, and worked at Abilities Unlimited there also, before moving to Conway. She is survived by her brother, Dallas Graves (Charla) of Springfield, Missouri; her sisters, Mary Alice Rice (Robert) of Front Royal, Virginia; and Dian Polk (Bill) of Conway. She dearly loved her 12 nieces and nephews; her 21 great-nieces and great-nephews and 14 great great-nieces and great great-nephews; aunts, uncles and cousins, and her Heritage family. A graveside service will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Hagarville Cemetery in Hagarville, (Johnson County), Arkansas. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Monday, March 11, 2013, at Heritage Living Center in Conway, where she was loved and cared for over the past 3 ½ years. Services are under the direction of Griffin Leggett Conway, 1751 Dave Ward Drive, Conway. 501-327-5000. Memorial gifts may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation, PO Box 2222, Little Rock, Arkansas 72203 or Odyssey Hospice, 10800 Financial Centre Parkway, Suite 380, Little Rock, Arkansas 72211.

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