Leaving this life to be with his Heavenly Father, Michael R. Graham, formerly of Hugoton, passed away Tuesday, December 18, 2012 in an Oklahoma City area hospital after many years of ill health. He was 63.
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Mike was born December 6, 1949 in Audubon, Ia. and was the only child of Melvin and Ethel Graham of Hugoton, now deceased.
A member of the Hugoton High School Class of 1968, Mike excelled in football, basketball and baseball. His favorite teams to follow were the Oklahoma Sooners and the Pittsburgh Steelers. He attended Liberal Area Vocational Technical School before enlisting in the United States Army. He served in Viet Nam.
Mike was married to the former Juanita Ledford in 1971 at the First Christian Church in Hugoton where he was a lifetime member. To this union three children were born: Shana, Michael and Christopher. He had eight grandchildren.
Most of Mike’s life was spent in the Oklahoma Panhandle working in the cattle feedlot industry.
A private graveside service was attended Friday, December 21, 2012 at the Hugoton Cemetery with Pastor Randy
Nash officiating. Paul’s Funeral Home of Hugoton was in charge of the arrangements. [/it-exchange-member-content]