Patricia Louise Graham Gresham November 21, 1940-April 11, 2015
Published 8:33 am Thursday, April 23, 2015
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Patricia was born on November 21, 1940, to Henry Clayton and Gladys Agnes Jones in Portland, Oregon. She attended Estacada High School, and finished her degree at American School in Chicago, Illinois.
She worked as a secretary and a bookkeeper for Meier and Frank department stores, General Tire, Umatilla County Credit Union, the city of Pendleton, and the Oregon Labor Union. On August 19, 1960, Patricia married her husband H. Glen Graham in Vancouver, Washington. They had three children, Anthony, Gail and Patrice.
Throughout her life, Patricia was active in her church. She served as president of her Christian Women’s Club, organist at the First Church of the Nazarene in Pendleton, Oregon, as well as the Columbia Ridge Church of the Nazarene, and pianist for the Rose City Church of the Nazarene. She was a member of the senior center and Cascade Athletic Club. She loved traveling, line dancing, gardening, scrapbooking, shopping, playing and listening to music of all kinds, and also followed her grandchildren’s musical achievements and athletic competitions.
She is survived by her daughters Gail (Anthony) Simons and Patrice Lifferth; grandchildren Dustin Graham, Anthony and Steven Prince, Tyler and Chelsea Hunter, Cameron and Tristan Simons, and Hannah, Gabriella, and Colby Lifferth; great-grandchildren Jocelyn, Jasmine, and Anthony Graham, and Joseph Prince; and her brother Michael Jones. She is preceded in death by her husband Glen, her son Anthony, and her parents Henry and Gladys.
A service will be held Saturday, May 2nd at 11:00 a.m. at the Springwater Church of the Nazarene, 3445 S.E. Hillyard Road, Gresham, OR 97080.
Please contact Family Memorial Mortuary, 503-736-0102, for more information.