Robert William Graham, age 81 of Reed City, passed away on Wednesday November 6, 2024, in Grand Rapids.

He was born May 5, 1943 in Big Rapids to William and Shirley (Thompson) Graham. He was raised in Paris, and graduated from Reed City High School in 1961.  On October 16, 1964  he was married to Bernice Parsons at her parent's farmhouse in Evart and they recently celebrated 60 years together. His love and memories remains in the hearts of his wife, children and grandchildren. He also enjoyed bowling and spending time in the woods hunting.

Bob's first job out of High School was driving a gravel truck from Hersey to Ludington during the construction of the Hydro-Electric Plant above Lake Michigan. His Life work was as a machinist and tool & die maker. First with Gardner-Denver in Reed City and then across the street with Reed City Tool & Die, retiring in 2008.  To stay busy in retirement, he took on a motor carrier route delivering the Pioneer Newspaper for 13 years.

He is survived by his wife Bernice, sons Randy Graham, Ricky (Carol) Graham, daughter Vicky (Barry) Maguire; 9 grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren; sister Beverly Ellis and brother Gary (Janalee) Graham.

Funeral services took place at 11:00 a.m. Saturday November 9, 2024 at the Reed city church of the Nazarene. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to: The Reed City Church of the Nazarene Children’s Youth Camp.