BOBBY LEON GRAVES
Funeral services for Mr. Bobby Leon Graves, 66, of Livingston, will be
conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Livingston First United
Methodist Church with Tom Halliburton officiating.
Visitation will be 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 13,
2005, at Speck Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Graves Cemetery near Hohenwald.
Mr. Graves died Monday, July 11 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He
had been a resident of Livingston and Overton County since 1965, in which
year he accepted the position of Music/Band director for Overton County
Schools.
After graduating from Austin Peay State College in 1960, he was Band
Director at Goodlettsville High School and Gallatin High School. After
receiving his Masters Degree in Educational Counseling/Psychology from
Tennessee Technological University in 1973, he left the position with
Overton County Schools, and from 1977 until his retirement in 1998 he was
employed at Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston, first as
Counselor/Financial Aid Director and later as Assistant Director. He was
Music Director at Livingston First United Methodist Church for 31 years,
retiring in 1998.
He had been a member of Gallatin Lion's Club, Livingston Rotary Club,
Overton County Public Library Board, and the Board of Directors at Hidden
Valley Country Club. In 1976, he founded, and was the director of, the
Overton County Bicentennial Chorus (later Overton County Chorus) and was its
director throughout its entire existence. He was active in theater with the
Cookeville Drama Society, performing in such musicals as "The Sound of
Music" and "Guys and Dolls".
He served on the Board of Directors of the Hayes-Hitzeman Foundation, and
was employed part-time at Overton County News for the past 6 years.
Born December 8, 1938, in Lewis County, he was the son of the late Willie
Luther and Estalee Meda (Hickerson) Graves. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Harold Neal Graves and Luther Gene
Graves; 2 sisters, Ina Lou Hurt and Betty Sue (Grimes) Griner; and a
sister-in-law, Betty Graves.
All others in attendance at the funeral will be considered honorary
pallbearers.
In leiu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hayes Hitzeman Foundation
for the awareness and research of SIDS, the Cancer Center at Cookeville
Regional Medical Center, the Overton County Library Building Fund, or the
memorial book program at the public library.
Special care provided by Speck Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mr. Bobby Leon Graves, 66, of Livingston, will be
conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Livingston First United
Methodist Church with Tom Halliburton officiating.
Visitation will be 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 13,
2005, at Speck Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Graves Cemetery near Hohenwald.
Mr. Graves died Monday, July 11 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He
had been a resident of Livingston and Overton County since 1965, in which
year he accepted the position of Music/Band director for Overton County
Schools.
After graduating from Austin Peay State College in 1960, he was Band
Director at Goodlettsville High School and Gallatin High School. After
receiving his Masters Degree in Educational Counseling/Psychology from
Tennessee Technological University in 1973, he left the position with
Overton County Schools, and from 1977 until his retirement in 1998 he was
employed at Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston, first as
Counselor/Financial Aid Director and later as Assistant Director. He was
Music Director at Livingston First United Methodist Church for 31 years,
retiring in 1998.
He had been a member of Gallatin Lion's Club, Livingston Rotary Club,
Overton County Public Library Board, and the Board of Directors at Hidden
Valley Country Club. In 1976, he founded, and was the director of, the
Overton County Bicentennial Chorus (later Overton County Chorus) and was its
director throughout its entire existence. He was active in theater with the
Cookeville Drama Society, performing in such musicals as "The Sound of
Music" and "Guys and Dolls".
He served on the Board of Directors of the Hayes-Hitzeman Foundation, and
was employed part-time at Overton County News for the past 6 years.
Born December 8, 1938, in Lewis County, he was the son of the late Willie
Luther and Estalee Meda (Hickerson) Graves. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Harold Neal Graves and Luther Gene
Graves; 2 sisters, Ina Lou Hurt and Betty Sue (Grimes) Griner; and a
sister-in-law, Betty Graves.
All others in attendance at the funeral will be considered honorary
pallbearers.
In leiu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hayes Hitzeman Foundation
for the awareness and research of SIDS, the Cancer Center at Cookeville
Regional Medical Center, the Overton County Library Building Fund, or the
memorial book program at the public library.
Special care provided by Speck Funeral Home
BOBBY LEON GRAVES
Funeral services for Mr. Bobby Leon Graves, 66, of Livingston, will be
conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Livingston First United
Methodist Church with Tom Halliburton officiating.
Visitation will be 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 13,
2005, at Speck Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Graves Cemetery near Hohenwald.
Mr. Graves died Monday, July 11 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He
had been a resident of Livingston and Overton County since 1965, in which
year he accepted the position of Music/Band director for Overton County
Schools.
After graduating from Austin Peay State College in 1960, he was Band
Director at Goodlettsville High School and Gallatin High School. After
receiving his Masters Degree in Educational Counseling/Psychology from
Tennessee Technological University in 1973, he left the position with
Overton County Schools, and from 1977 until his retirement in 1998 he was
employed at Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston, first as
Counselor/Financial Aid Director and later as Assistant Director. He was
Music Director at Livingston First United Methodist Church for 31 years,
retiring in 1998.
He had been a member of Gallatin Lion's Club, Livingston Rotary Club,
Overton County Public Library Board, and the Board of Directors at Hidden
Valley Country Club. In 1976, he founded, and was the director of, the
Overton County Bicentennial Chorus (later Overton County Chorus) and was its
director throughout its entire existence. He was active in theater with the
Cookeville Drama Society, performing in such musicals as "The Sound of
Music" and "Guys and Dolls".
He served on the Board of Directors of the Hayes-Hitzeman Foundation, and
was employed part-time at Overton County News for the past 6 years.
Born December 8, 1938, in Lewis County, he was the son of the late Willie
Luther and Estalee Meda (Hickerson) Graves. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Harold Neal Graves and Luther Gene
Graves; 2 sisters, Ina Lou Hurt and Betty Sue (Grimes) Griner; and a
sister-in-law, Betty Graves.
All others in attendance at the funeral will be considered honorary
pallbearers.
In leiu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hayes Hitzeman Foundation
for the awareness and research of SIDS, the Cancer Center at Cookeville
Regional Medical Center, the Overton County Library Building Fund, or the
memorial book program at the public library.
Special care provided by Speck Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mr. Bobby Leon Graves, 66, of Livingston, will be
conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 14, 2005, at Livingston First United
Methodist Church with Tom Halliburton officiating.
Visitation will be 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. today, Wednesday, July 13,
2005, at Speck Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Graves Cemetery near Hohenwald.
Mr. Graves died Monday, July 11 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He
had been a resident of Livingston and Overton County since 1965, in which
year he accepted the position of Music/Band director for Overton County
Schools.
After graduating from Austin Peay State College in 1960, he was Band
Director at Goodlettsville High School and Gallatin High School. After
receiving his Masters Degree in Educational Counseling/Psychology from
Tennessee Technological University in 1973, he left the position with
Overton County Schools, and from 1977 until his retirement in 1998 he was
employed at Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston, first as
Counselor/Financial Aid Director and later as Assistant Director. He was
Music Director at Livingston First United Methodist Church for 31 years,
retiring in 1998.
He had been a member of Gallatin Lion's Club, Livingston Rotary Club,
Overton County Public Library Board, and the Board of Directors at Hidden
Valley Country Club. In 1976, he founded, and was the director of, the
Overton County Bicentennial Chorus (later Overton County Chorus) and was its
director throughout its entire existence. He was active in theater with the
Cookeville Drama Society, performing in such musicals as "The Sound of
Music" and "Guys and Dolls".
He served on the Board of Directors of the Hayes-Hitzeman Foundation, and
was employed part-time at Overton County News for the past 6 years.
Born December 8, 1938, in Lewis County, he was the son of the late Willie
Luther and Estalee Meda (Hickerson) Graves. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Harold Neal Graves and Luther Gene
Graves; 2 sisters, Ina Lou Hurt and Betty Sue (Grimes) Griner; and a
sister-in-law, Betty Graves.
All others in attendance at the funeral will be considered honorary
pallbearers.
In leiu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hayes Hitzeman Foundation
for the awareness and research of SIDS, the Cancer Center at Cookeville
Regional Medical Center, the Overton County Library Building Fund, or the
memorial book program at the public library.
Special care provided by Speck Funeral Home
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