Graham

Donald R. "Grumpy" Graham, 64, of Butler died Monday at Western Penn Hospital after an illness.

Born April 20, 1943, in Butler, he was the son of the late Donald Lewis Graham and Agnes Virginia Hildebrand Graham.

He served in the Navy during the Vietnam War era.

Mr. Graham was a member of the Carpenters Local 922 union and had been a foreman at the Shippenport Nuclear Power Plant for 30 years.

He was a member of the Hemi Club and enjoyed restoring and collecting cars, watching drag racing and car shows. He was the Pennsylvania State and National Silhouette Pistol champion.

Surviving are his wife, Barbara C. Brown Graham, whom he married Jan. 13, 1962; four daughters, Mrs. Don "Clay" (Kelly) Rader of Butler, Mrs. Grant (Traci) McKinnis of Connoquenessing and Lori Graham and Bill Kradel of Butler and Carrie Reid of Butler; six grandchildren, and a brother, Gary James Graham of Hooker.

<B>GRAHAM</B> — Memorial services for Donald R. "Grumpy" Graham, who died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the <B>Young Funeral Home</B>, 127 W. Jefferson St., with the Rev. Connie Dunn of the VNA Hospice officiating. Burial will be private.Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 320 Bilmar Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15205; call 800-227-2345.Information also is available at www.youngfuneralhomes.com.