Joyce D. DeGraw

Family/Spouse: ? Forrest. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mr. William Rade DeGraw Sr., 85, of 612 Cokesbury Drive died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, at his home.
Mr. DeGraw was born June 9, 1916, in Haskell, N.J.
He was a graduate of Oberlin College in 1940 and also studied at Princeton University. During his 45 years of service with the DuPont Co., Mr. DeGraw built and served as the first plant manager of the DuPont Fayetteville Works in Fayetteville and also as director of the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilming-ton, Del.
In 1988 he and his wife of 59 years, Urana Chamberlain DeGraw, moved to Winston-Salem. Mr. DeGraw was a member of Centenary United Meth-odist Church and the Old Town Club.
He is survived by his wife, Urana, of the home; two sons, William R. DeGraw Jr. of Lewis-ville and Martin C. DeGraw, M.D., of New Bern; a daughter, Joyce D. Forrest of Mount Ranier, Md.; two granddaughters, Jennifer S. DeGraw of Chapel Hill and Lauren A. DeGraw of Lewisville; and a grandson, William Dyland DeGraw of New Bern.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Centenary United Methodist Church Chapel, with the Rev. Roland Barnhardt officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Centenary United Methodist Church, 646 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101.

William married Urana Nash Chamberlain in 1943. Urana (daughter of William Charles Chamberlain and Lucinda Wiley) was born on 7 Aug 1919 in Syracuse, New York, USA; died on 2 Feb 2002 in Greenville, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Urana "Rainy" Chamberlain DeGraw, 82, of Cokesbury Drive died at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2002. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11 at Centenary United Methodist Church Chapel, with the Rev. Roland Barnhardt presiding.
Mrs. DeGraw, a native of Syracuse, N.Y., was a graduate of Oberlin College. She was married to William R. DeGraw Sr. for 59 years, and he preceded her in death in September 2001.
She had lived in the Wilmington, Del., area for a number of years, as well as in Fayetteville. She later retired to Winston-Salem, where she was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and Old Town Club.
She is survived by a daughter, Joyce D. Forrest of Mount Rainier, Md.; two sons, William R. DeGraw Jr., Esq. of Lewisville and Martin C. DeGraw, M.D. of New Bern; three grandchildren, Jennifer S. DeGraw, Lauren A. DeGraw and William Dylan DeGraw; a nephew, William Chamberlain; and a niece, Susan C. Miller.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Centenary United Methodist Church, 646 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101.

William married Lucinda Wiley. Lucinda (daughter of Horace Seth Wiley and Urana LaRue) was born on 12 Feb 1886 in Cayuga, New York, USA; died on 24 Feb 1976 in Auburn, New York, USA; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Cayuga, Cayuga County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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AUBURN-Mrs Lucinda Wiley Chamberlain, 90, died Feb 24 after a long illness at the Auburn Nursing Home. Born in Cayuga she was the widow of the Rev. William C. Chamberlain, who served as pastor at Auburn, Baldwinsville and Syracuse Methodist Churches. Mrs. Chamberlain was educated at Mynders Academy and Syracuse University. Surviving are a daughter, Urana C. Degraw, Greenville, Del: a son. William J . Chamberlain, Oswego; six grandchildren,two great-grandchildren and a brother, Jason L Wiley. M. D., Auburn. Burial will be at Lakeside Cemetery in Cayuga.
--PALLADIUM TIMES WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 1976

Horace married Urana LaRue in 1877. Urana was born in Oct 1849 in New York, USA; died on 30 Apr 1934 in Baldwinsville, New York, USA; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Cayuga, Cayuga County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]