Charles Bryant “Begie” Graves, Jr., of Rock Hill, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2011, at Piedmont Medical Center. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 2, 2011, at Laurelwood Cemetery, with Dr. Shelton P. Sanford officiating. The son of the late Charles Bryant Graves and Emma Amelia Luetje Graves, he was born in San Diego, Calif., and grew up in Whitmire, S.C. He graduated in 1947 from The Citadel and in 1949 from Georgia Tech. He was a civil engineer with Daniel International and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Surviving are his sister, Mary Anne Graves Barnes and her husband, Frank S. Barnes Jr. of Rock Hill; two nephews, Frank S. Barnes III and Bryant Graves Barnes; two nieces, Anne Barnes Grant and Lea Barnes Taylor; 12 great-nieces and nephews; and eight great-great-nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 107 Westpark Blvd., Suite 150, Columbia, SC 29210 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital , Tribute Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942. Tags: 1945
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