Clair Graves

Clair Graves
Date Died: October 08, 2011

Arlington ~ L. Clair Graves, 74, loving daughter, mother and grandmother, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2011.

Funeral is 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Chapel in Boyd with burial in Aurora Cemetery. Family will receive friends 1-2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Rev. Gary Sessions will officiate. Pallbearers are Van Hunn, Russell Hunn, Todd Burnett, Tony Rawlins, David Hunn, Robert Rose, and Dayton Hunn.

Clair was born August 2, 1937 in Montgomery, Alabama to Charles and Doris (Evans) Graves. She served as an Air Force wife and later had a career in accounting for several Tarrant county firms. Clair was a member of the Republican Women of Arlington. She was an avid reader, loved watching football, adored her dogs and sending greeting cards to all who knew her.

Clair was preceded in death by her mother, Doris Graves.

Those left behind to cherish her memory are her father and stepmother, Charles and Elsie Graves; her stepbrother, Olin Bray and wife Jan; her children's dad and friend, Van Hunn; her children, Becky Hunn, David Hunn and wife Kay, Jennifer Hunn; her second kids, Megan, Todd, and Tony; her grandchildren, Dayton and Kellie; and numerous loving family members and a host of friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to Community Hospice of Texas at www.chot.org or 800.226.0373 or to Arlington Humane Society at www.arlingtonhumanesociety.org.

Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home, Boyd, Texas, 940-433-5310

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This is a note to family members of Clair Graves - relatives I've never met.

I'm the daughter of Mary Graves Terry who is aunt to Clair. My mother valued her friendship with Clair and they regularly kept in touch over the years. She has always spoken fondly of Clair and appreciated their conversations, soul-searching, and supportive relationship. I also recall my father Lynn speaking fondly of Clair. He's been gone for many years now.
I don't think I ever had the pleasure of meeting Clair face-to-face, unless it was when I was very young. I do have fond memories of visiting Doris and Freeman in Wetumpka (and shaking hands with George Wallace on the same trip) - sometime in the early 70s, then also visiting Freeman and Elsie after my husband and I moved to Alabama from Los Angeles in 2004. Clair and I did email occasionally over the last few years as she attemped to keep up with my mom who is now 91, and has recently moved into assisted living.
Anyway - I'm very sorry for your loss and I wish I would have had the opportunity to know Clair better. According to my mother, she was a absolutely wonderful human being - but of course, you know that. We'll be making a donation to the Arlington Humane Society in memory of Clair, and also in memory of my adored cat, Quinn, who my husband and I suddenly lost on October 7.

Our condolences,

Moya and Jeff Williams
256.503.8226

Mary E. Terry
256.582.8187

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