Brenda Joyce Graham

Brenda Joyce (Crisp) Graham, was born in Maryville, TN on September 30, 1942 to Parents, Guy and Nellie Crisp. She attended Morning Star Baptist Church in Maryville, TN. When she was nine years olds she accepted Christ Jesus as her personal salvation and when she was fifteen years old, she was baptized. She attended Calvary Baptist Church on Kingston Pike, Knoxville in mid-1960’s and West Park Baptist Church in West Knoxville (1980 – 1986). She is currently a member of Olivet Baptist Church on Pleasant Ridge, Knoxville. She attended, formerly Everett High School (now Heritage High School) and graduated High School in 1960. She was married to Willard Lee Graham on August 21, 1964. She worked at Lakeshore Mental Hospital for 35 years. She was preceded in death on May 7, 1999 by her husband of 34 years, Willard Lee Graham, parents Guy Crisp and Nellie Crisp-Foster. Father and mother in law, Robert Lee and Francis P. Graham, brother in law and sister, Jimmy and Barbara Jones, brother in law and sister, Oscar and Geneva Downey, sister, Geanette Crisp, nephew, Ronnie Jones. She is survived by son and daughter in law, Randy and Jackie Graham, grandson, Dustin Graham, grandson in law and daughter, Richard and Tish Presley, great-grandchildren, Aliyah and Miyah Presley and nephews-nieces, Jim Jones, Debbie Whitlock, Brenda Jones and Connie Columbus, Vicky Koontz, Sandy Millers of Indiana, best friends, Betty Samples, Barbara Ervins and France Poores. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 26, 2017 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm with a funeral service to follow at 7:00pm at Berry Highland Memorial. Burial will take place Friday, October 27, 2017 at 9:30am at East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, Lyons View. Condolences can be left at www.highlandmemorialknoxville.com