Minnie A. Graham

One of the oldest residents of Crawford County, 102-year-old Mrs. Minnie A. Graham, died Saturday, July 12, 1969, at the Methodist Home.

She was born in Sadsbury Township, June 23, 1867, a daughter of Isaac C. and Nancy E. Henry Jackson.  She married Sheldon P. Graham of Linesville, July 1, 1886.  He died June 11, 1949.  They farmed near Linesville.  Mrs. Graham entered the home December 31, 1955.  She was a member of Linesville United Methodist Church and a former member of Linesville Grange.

In 1967, the Pennsylvania Medical Assn. marked the occasion of her 100th birthday by presenting her with a centennial certificate.  She received letters from President Lyndon Johnson and Gov. Raymond P. Shafer.  She had been confined to her room for the past three years and bedridden for the past year.

Surviving are two son, Donald A. of Sharon and Glenn H. of Portsmouth, OH; two grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Services were held at Waid Funeral Home.

Interment was in Linesville Cemetery.