Deborah A. Graves

She was born on March 15, 1951 in Jamestown, NY, a daughter to the late Gaylord and Imogene (Meyer) Collins. Debbie was raised in Bear Lake and worked at Corry Micronics, Corry Coatings and also Peek n’ Peak over the last several years. She attended St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Corry and was an avid reader that loved crossword puzzles and daffodils but, most of all, Debbie loved her family and the time she spent with them.

Debbie is survived by her husband, Robert H. Graves Jr, who she married in Panama, NY on Nov. 10, 1973; her children, Laura (Rodney) Morris of Youngsville and Robert H. “Jake” Graves III of Erie; her grandchildren, Quinn Morgan and her companion, Morgan, of Dayton, KY and Mason Graves of Erie; her siblings, Kathleen “Chris” Kerr of Sugar Grove, Michael (Jane) Collins of Sugar Grove, Gail “Tooie” (Lisa) Collins of Corry, Jeni (Mark) Gage of Frewsburg, NY, Monica “Nicki” (Denny) Viglo of Youngsville and Christopher (Barb) Kervin of the Bradford Area; her brother-in-law, Kenneth (Beverly) Graves of Spring Creek and her sisters-in-law, Leda (Wallace) Solomon of Spring Creek and Debra Moronski of Grand Valley.

In addition to her parents, Debbie was preceded in death by her in-laws, Jean and Robert Graves and 2 brothers-in-law, Dave Moronski and Thomas Kerr.

A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8th from 1-5pm at the Youngsville American Legion, 10 N. Main Street, Youngsville, PA 16371.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Pink Racks, 13333 Carter Hill Rd, Corry, PA 16407.

Nelson Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Youngsville has been entrusted with all arrangements. Condolences to the family may be made at nelsonfuneralhome.net.