

NANCY GRAVES was born in Blytheville, Arkansas to Joe and Faye Frazier. Nancy was married to the love of her life, James Graves, Sr., for 47 years. They have one son, Jimmy of Collierville, TN married to Jennifer and two wonderful grandchildren, Joshua and Elizabeth Graves. Nancy was a believer in our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She and James began their marriage at Highland Heights Baptist Church and have been active members for the last ten years at Longview Heights Baptist Church in Southaven, Mississippi. She was a 1963 graduate of Kingsbury High School and a 1971 graduate of Memphis State University. Nancy loved the Memphis Tigers and enjoyed many years of watching Tiger basketball. She began her career with Southland Life Insurance Agency in 1972 before going to work for UT-Medical Group from which she retired in 2007. Nancy has three incredible sisters-in-law, Barbara (Jerry) Young of Southaven, Carolyn (Charles) Armour of Cincinnati, and Betty (Jack) Price of Memphis. She is the aunt to many wonderful nieces and nephews who love her and miss her already. The family requests that in lieu of flowers that donations be made to the Nehemiah Project at Crossroads Baptist Church in memory of Nancy and in honor of her grandchildren. Family will receive friends on Sunday, August 18 from 2-5 p.m. and funeral services will be on Monday, August 19 at 10 a.m. All will be at Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens on Germantown Rd. Burial will be in Memphis Memory Gardens. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting
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