Wade Kendell McGraw

1951 - 2017  (66 years)

• Name	Wade Kendell McGraw  [1, 2]
  Birth	10 Jan 1951	Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Mar 2017	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Notes	Wade McGraw, age 66, of Hemphill, Texas was born January 10, 1951 at home in Fairdale, Texas to Arbie and Ruth McGraw. He graduated from Hemphill HS in 1969, moved to Cold Spring, Texas returned to Hemphill in 1972 and spent the rest of his life in Sabine County. He was a self-employed cabinet builder of 44 years. His talents can be seen in numerous homes all over East Texas, Louisiana and even in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Wade was a man of God. He attended and served as a deacon at East Mayfield Baptist Church for many years. He loved the Lord, his wife, his family and his friends. He touched countless lives during his time on this Earth. If you met Wade McGraw once, you never forgot him. Wade was a loved son, a loving husband, loved and respected father, grandfather, uncle, brother and friend. He was a talented builder, designer, musician, artist and teacher of life lessons and God's word. Wade was married over 40 years to Kathy Webb McGraw. He is survived by his wife and three children and their spouses: Leslie and Richie Huval, Tom and April McGraw and Lee and Seleah McGraw, all of Tyler, Texas. He was also blessed with six grandchildren: Timothy, Ruthie, Adam and Lilli Huval, Koen and Jensen McGraw and one on the way. He is also survived by two brothers, Frayne and Terry, and a sister, Christine. A celebration of Wade's life will be held on Monday, 11am, at Starr Funeral Home, with burial following at Gravelhill Cemetery. The visitation will be Sunday night 5-8pm. Starr Funeral Home of Hemphill, Texas Copied from his FindAGrave memorial page created by "Bettie". Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, April 5, 2017, page 5
  Person ID	I46957	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2017

  
  

  Father	Arbie Avery McGraw,   b. 29 Jan 1917, Sabine County, Texas d. 27 Jan 1994, Sabine County, Texas (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Ruth Emily Prewitt,   b. 8 Apr 1916, Toro, Sabine Parish, Louisiana d. 25 Dec 1972, Sabine County, Texas (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F14023	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Jan 1951 - Fairdale, Sabine County, Texas Death - 30 Mar 2017 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Burial - - Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 177944395 (Reliability: 3). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), April 5, 2017, page 5 (Reliability: 3).