Mary Clary Graham

Mary Clary Graham, 69, of Goose Creek, SC, died Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Her Funeral Service will be held Saturday, August 15, 2015 in the First Baptist Church of Goose Creek, 141 St. James Avenue at 4:00 pm. Interment, Carolina Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in J. Henry Stuhr, Inc., Northwoods Chapel, 2180 Greenridge Road.

Mary was born November 2, 1945 in Gaffney, SC, daughter of the late Edgar Keith Clary and Mary Loucretia Kirby Clary. Mary graduated from Hanahan High School in 1964. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Goose Creek where she started the Operation Christmas Child Program. She loved to travel overseas and enjoyed six weeks in Europe and four weeks in Scotland.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Douglas W. Graham of Goose Creek, SC, Connie Graham Smith (Timothy) of Goose Creek, SC, Tracy Graham James (Robert) of Goose Creek, SC; son, Douglas W. Graham II (Melissa Creeger-Graham) of Summerville, SC; two brothers, Joe Clary (Anne) of Winston-Salem, NC, James Max Clary (Linda) of Denton, NC; five grandchildren, Shane Griffin, Fred "Trey" Griffin III, Kirby Griffin, Matthew James, Berlyn Graham; four step grandchildren: Tara Price, Amanda Smith O'Neal, Ross Smith, Trista Smith-Weedman; 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, in-laws and granddaughter, Beverly Krischelle Graham.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Goose Creek, 141 St. James Avenue, Goose Creek, SC 29445 for the Bus Fund or Christmas Child through the Samaritan's Purse, PO Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607 www.samaritanpurse.org.