Leo Graef

VARNVILLE- Mr. Leo Berlon Graef, 75, of Varnville, entered into eternal rest Saturday, July 12, 2008 at Roper Hospital.



A Celebration of Life will be held 4 oclock, Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Open Arms Fellowship.



Mr. Graef was born April 4, 1933 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was a son of the late Nicholas Graef and Edna Yarborough Graef. He served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War. Leo served the Lord faithfully and was an active member of Open Arms Fellowship. His family was his greatest blessing.



Surviving are: his wife, Ann Graef; sons, Timothy Graef and his wife Carol of Orangeburg and William Graef and his wife Valerie of Mulhall, Oklahoma; daughters, Tammy Kinard and her husband Clay of Varnville and Kimberly Rickenbaker and her husband Baron of Brunswick, Georgia; brothers, Billy Graef and his wife Donna of Orlando, Oklahoma and Darrell Graef and his wife Pat of Mulhall, Oklahoma; sisters, Linda Thomas and Carolyn Kyle, both of Perry, Oklahoma; 6 grandchildren: Matthew G., Tiffany, Travis, Matthew K., Kelsey and Zachary; and 3 great grandchildren.



In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Open Arms Fellowship, 402 Hoover Street North, Hampton, South Carolina 29924.



For those that wish, memorial messages and thoughts may be sent to the family at: www.briceherndonfuneralhome.com.



Family and friends may call Monday evening from 6 until 8 at THE BRICE W. HERNDON & SONS FUNERAL HOME, VARNVILLE-HAMPTON CHAPEL, 1074 Yemassee Highway, Varnville. 803.943.5016.

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