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DATELINE:
BAKERSVILLE,
NC
Mary Sharpe Graham
"Billie"
Mary Sharpe Graham, known by many as Billie, of 334 S. Mitchell
Avenue in
Bakersville,
North Carolina
died on
June 11, 2009.
Mrs. Graham was a native of
Ashe County,
North Carolina,
the daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Sharpe. Her husband
was the late Thomas Gwyn Graham, also from Ashe
County.
She was a graduate of Appalachian State University, known at that
time as Appalachian State Teachers College.
After graduation Mrs. Graham taught school in Ashe
County
for two years. She was married to Gwyn Graham. They moved to
Bakersville in the early nineteen forties where her husband owned
and operated Graham's Furniture and Hardware Store.
Mrs. Graham taught school in Mitchell
County
for thirty years. In her years of teaching she was named Teacher of
the Year and received the Mitchell County Terry Sanford Award. The
Bakersville
Baptist
Church
was an important part of her life. She was a trustee and served on
various committees. She taught a Sunday School Class and was the
WMU Director. She was a member of Roan Mountain Order of the
Eastern Star and served as Worthy Matron and held other offices as
well.
After her retirement from Mitchell County School System, she served
as president of the Mitchell County Retired Teachers Organization.
She was a member of Delta
Kappa
Gamma
Eta
State
and served as its president and Regional Director. She served on
the Bakersville Town Board and on the Mayland Community College
Board.
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Mrs. Graham is survived by her
children, Sallie Dotson and
husband Lowell of Matthews, NC;
Matthew Graham and wife Carol, of
Greenville, SC; Mary Gwen Wilson
and husband Tom of Carrollton, Ga.;
grandchildren Stephen Dotson and
wife Christina of Indian Trail, NC
; Charles Dotson, Jr. and wife
Sharon of Matthews, NC; Suzanne
Jones and husband Harrison of
Charlotte, NC, Brooke Hancock and
husband Mike of Greenville, SC,
Stephen Graham of Charleston, SC,
and Ethan Wilson of Carrollton,
Ga., her sister, Phyllis Simpson of
Wilson, NC and twelve great-grandchildren.
The family will receive friends at
Henline-Hughes Funeral Home in
Bakersville on
June 21, 2009,
from
1:00-3:00 pm.
Afterward a graveside service for
family and friends will be held at
Bakersville
Baptist Cemetery .
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
sent to Bakersville
Baptist
Church,
Mitchell Avenue,
Bakersville,
North Carolina
28705
or to a favorite charity in her
honor.
Henline - Hughes Funeral Home is
assisting the Graham Family.
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