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Marian <I>Drane</I> Graham

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Marian Drane Graham

Birth
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, USA
Death
27 Apr 1967 (aged 67)
New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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NEW YORK (AP) - Marian Graham, wife of Frank P. Graham, a United Nations mediator and former U.S. senator from North Carolina, died Thursday night at Doctor's Hospital. She was 67.

She was the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Robert Brent Drane of Edenton, N. C. Surviving are her husband: a sister. Mrs. J. Cheshire Webb of Hillsboro. N. C .; and two brothers, Dr. Robert Drane of Savannah. Ga.. and Frederick Blount Drane of Edenton, N. C,

The Grahams were married in 1931. Mrs. Graham's husband, a former president of the University of North Carolina, has served as the United Nations mediator in the India-Pakistan dispute. In 1949-50 he filled an uncompleted term as U.S. senator, but was defeated in a 1950 runoff primary.

Mrs. Graham had been a patient at Doctor's Hospital for several weeks. A graduate of St. Mary's school in Raleigh, she once taught school. Mrs. Graham will be buried Sunday in Chapel Hill, N. C.

Source: The Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina) 28 Apr 1967, Fri Page 28
NEW YORK (AP) - Marian Graham, wife of Frank P. Graham, a United Nations mediator and former U.S. senator from North Carolina, died Thursday night at Doctor's Hospital. She was 67.

She was the daughter of the late Rev. and Mrs. Robert Brent Drane of Edenton, N. C. Surviving are her husband: a sister. Mrs. J. Cheshire Webb of Hillsboro. N. C .; and two brothers, Dr. Robert Drane of Savannah. Ga.. and Frederick Blount Drane of Edenton, N. C,

The Grahams were married in 1931. Mrs. Graham's husband, a former president of the University of North Carolina, has served as the United Nations mediator in the India-Pakistan dispute. In 1949-50 he filled an uncompleted term as U.S. senator, but was defeated in a 1950 runoff primary.

Mrs. Graham had been a patient at Doctor's Hospital for several weeks. A graduate of St. Mary's school in Raleigh, she once taught school. Mrs. Graham will be buried Sunday in Chapel Hill, N. C.

Source: The Daily Times-News (Burlington, North Carolina) 28 Apr 1967, Fri Page 28


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  • Created by: SMcGaughey
  • Added: Jan 1, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82814182/marian-graham: accessed ), memorial page for Marian Drane Graham (21 Dec 1899–27 Apr 1967), Find a Grave Memorial ID 82814182, citing Old Chapel Hill Cemetery, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by SMcGaughey (contributor 47462940).