Bobby Sr. Graham

Fayetteville, GA Bobby Delorme Graham Sr., 84, of Fayetteville, Georgia, went to be with the Lord on September 14, 2016. Mr. Graham was born on September 30, 1931 in Savannah to Norwood Richard Graham and Ola Mae Saturday Graham. Having accepted the Lord as a teenager, he felt called to commit his life to full-time ministry. He obtained a Bachelors degree from Furman University in South Carolina and followed that with a Master of Divinity degree from Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary. Rev. Graham then proceeded to pastor churches in California, North Carolina, Georgia and North Dakota and later to serve as a missionary for the North American Mission Board in Wisconsin. After retirement, he also was an interim pastor for several churches in North Carolina. Rev. Graham was preceded in death by his wife Jerane Page Graham, his daughter Michele Graham Huyge and his brother Richard Graham. He is survived by three children and their spouses, Bobby and Debbie Graham of Senoia, GA, Terry and Pam Graham of Fayetteville, GA, Lanette and Dean Schenfisch of Makoti, ND, and son-in-law Scott Huyge; eight grandchildren and their spouses, Melinda Graham, Cheryl Graham (David) Hamel, Mandy Graham (Matt) Bowley, Caleb(Kristen) Graham, Cason Schenfisch, Tanner (Emily) Schenfisch, April Huyge (Eric) Caycedo and Jason (Chelsea) Huyge; and nine great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm on Friday, September 16, 2016 at Woolsey Baptist Church. A second service will be held at 3:30 PM Saturday, September 17, 2016 in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Green Hills Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, the family would prefer contributions to the North American Mission Board via Woolsey Baptist Church, Fayetteville, http://woolseybaptist.org/.