Emily Ann Graham

Emily Ann Graham, age 90, of Benevola, AL passed away January 23, 2022 at Arbor Woods Health & Rehab in Reform.  Funeral services were 1:00 pm Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Bethesda Church in Gordo with Rev. Dr. Tim Alexander officiating.  Burial followed in the church cemetery with Skelton Funeral Home of Reform directing.  Visitation was one hour prior to the service at the church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Chester Graham and her parents. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Kate Duffy (Bobby) of Benevola, AL; son, Lawrence “Fudd” Graham (Patty) of Thornton, AL; three grandchildren, Jenna Leigh Betterton (Joe Hawkins), Justin David Betterton and Joshua Graham Betterton and two great-grandchildren, Legion Chester Hawkins and Silas Castillo Hawkins.
Emily Ann was born October 21, 1931 in Benevola, Alabama to the late James Boyd Powell and Bessie Mae Graham Powell.  She was a member of Bethesda Presbyterian Church and she retired from West Alabama Bank & Trust after a long career.  She worshiped her family and enjoyed visiting with friends, especially those she grew up with in Benevola and those she worked with at the bank.
In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to the Bethesda Cemetery Fund, c/o Mike Powell, 344 Maughan Road, Gordo, AL 35466.