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DATE: SUNDAY, February 6, 1994                   TAG: 9402070151
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: D-3   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RADFORD                                LENGTH: Short

OBIT GRAHAM, CHARLES TATE III

GRAHAM, Charles Tate III, 66, of Radford, died Friday, February 4, 1994, at his home, after a lengthy illness. A native of Wythe County, he was born September 3, 1927, a son of the late Charles Tate II and Mary Fairfax Francis Graham. Surviving are his wife, Marilyn of Radford; daughter, Roxanna Walker; son-in-law, Stuart Walker and two granddaughters, Sarah and Madison Walker of Boulder, Colo.; stepchildren, Andrew Troth, Roanoke, William Troth, Greensboro, N.C., and Lisa Troth Kesling, Wilmington, N.C.; aunts and uncles, Rick and Sue Graham, Max Meadows, Ruby Graham, Hutchinson, Kan. and David Francis, Pilot. Tate served as an Army Air Corps pilot on the Pacific Front during World War II. He received degrees from Texas Tech and the New Mexico School of Mines. As a field geologist, he conducted explorations, mining and drilling projects in southwestern Virginia, the western United States, Central and South America, and Africa. A private graveside service will be held at the Graham-Robinson Family Cemetery at Graham's Forge. The family suggests that memorials may be made to the Graham-Robinson Family Cemetery Association, c/o Sue Graham, Rt. 1, Box 879, Max Meadows, Va. 24360, the New River Valley Hospice, or the American Cancer Society. Reese Funeral Home in Austinville, Va., is in charge of the arrangements. 


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