William E. "Bill" Graham

William "Bill" E. Graham, 68 of Avon, Indiana passed away on Friday, August 8, 2025, at Indiana University West Hospital. Bill was born on May 4, 1957, in Fort Wayne, a son of James D. and Mary E. (Vancamp) Graham, He married Yalanda Ledsinger on August 26, 2000.
Bill graduated from Northrop High School and continued his education, earning a bachelor's degree from Huntington University. He honorably served in the United States Navy and was very proud of his service. He enjoyed fishing with his buddies Mike, Charlei and Jerry. He loved to travel and the trip he talked about the most was last summer's trip to Boston. He liked watching comedy; "Frazier" reruns were watched frequently as the last show to watch before bedtime. He also liked mobster shows like The Godfather and the Sopranos. But football and hockey seasons were at the top of his list for fall and winter; his favorite teams were Notre Dame, the Green Bay Packers, the Fort Wayne Komets and the St. Louis Blues. He was fortunate to attend a game or two at Green Bay and St. Louis. He also enjoyed frequent trips to visit his brother-in-law, Steve White (wife Paula) at he lake spot.
Bill is survived by his wife Yalanda; sons, Cory (Megan) Graham and Kyle (Ashton) Graham; step children, Jayson Patton, Krystin (Mike) Greene, Kyra Patton; 19 grandchildren, Cory James, Madyson, Dylan, Tristen, Otto, Oscar, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Elijah, Jayden, Patricia, Isaac, Jordan, Christian, Kyrel, K'Julyon, Kyesha, Kayla and Keyona; five great grandchildren and a brother, Jim (Betsy) Graham. He was preceded in death by his parents; three siblings, Paula White, Steve Graham and Patrick Graham and a stepdaughter, Toshraya Patton.
A celebration of life will be at 12:00 pm, Friday August 29, 2025, at Covington Memorial Funeral Home, 8408 Covington Road, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46804. A memorial visitation will be one hour prior to the service, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, prior to the service.