Donald Carlo Graham

Obituaries

Wednesday, 23 November 2022 10:14

Mr. Donald Carlo Graham, 95 of Fackler, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services were held Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at Scottsboro Funeral Home. Rev. Brett Hogland and Rev. Steve Screws officiated. Interment followed at Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Graham was born in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. He came to Scottsboro with Burlington Industries and then went to Allison Wholesale until he retired. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and a member of Scottsboro United Methodist Church and Faith Covenant Church of God. He was an avid sports fan. He played basketball and baseball for the University of Tennessee and continued refereeing all across Jackson County until his late seventies. He was an avid reader and active in his church including leadership roles and teaching Sunday school. He enjoyed playing golf and fishing.
Mr. Graham is survived by his wife, Velma Durham Graham; daughter, Nancy Graham; son, Steve (Melinda) Graham; stepson, Harward (Beverly) Durham; brother, Dale Graham; sister-in-law, Peggy Courtney; seven grandchildren, Danielle Graham, Victoria Graham, Graham Skelton, Collen Skelton, Cody (Taylor) Durham, Catherine Durham and Colton Durham; and niece and nephew, Margaret Jane Willoughby and Dale Courtney.
He was preceded in death by his son, Russell Graham; parents, Roy and Hattie Tate Graham; and brothers, Earl Graham and Larry Graham.