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Obituary for Dorothy Mae Graham

Graham Dorothy Mae (Dot) passed away on Dec. 04, 2013 at the age of 74 years. Dot was pre-deceased by her husband Willard in 2007 as well as her parents Ted and Virgie Archbold. She is loved by 5 sons, Richard (Donna), Stewart (Carolyn), Jim (Pauletta), Scott (Janice) and Andrew. She loved 7 grandsons and 1 granddaughter. Robert , Bradley, Darren, Shayne, Justin, Danielle, Joel and Dylan. She adored 1 great granddaughter Rogue as well as 3 great grandsons Ashton, Sawyer and Carver. She will be missed dearly by her sister Betty-Anne Hart (Bill) and her brother Ted Archbold (Wendy) her nieces and nephews were a very important part of her life and she treated them as if they were her grandchildren. Dot was raised within the oilfield and met Willard near Devon, Alberta. Willard and Dot married and moved to Portugal in 1957-1958. They then moved to Elnora, to the farm in 1960 until moving to Innisfail in 1995. They built a beautiful home in Innisfail and worked hard in their gorgeous yard. Together they raised their 5 boys without modern conveniences. Dot worked alongside Willard on the mixed farming operation. She always grew a large garden and kept an impeccable yard. Dot was very artistic always her camera close by as well as oil painting and petite point. Dot loved family gatherings, horseback riding and many camping trips to the mountains. Dot and Willard loved to dance and socialize with their long-time friends and neighbors. Dot and Willard enjoyed travelling to many places around the world. They visited every province in Canada with the exception of Newfoundland. Dot and Willard were very faithful and provided care and support to her family and parents during their lives. Dot hosted numerous family reunions and enjoyed extended family and friends. Dot was always baking pies and would appear with care packages for everyone. Dot will be truly missed. A funeral service will be held @ 2:00 p.m. Dec.10 @ the Innisfail Royal Canadian Legion, those wishing to pay their respects may do so on Monday, Dec. 9 from 7-8 p.m. @ Heartland Funeral Services. Internment will be held @ 1:00 at the Innisfail Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to Stars or Friends of the Eastern Slopes. Heartland Funeral Services Ltd. Innisfail entrusted with arrangements. www.heartlandfuneralservices.com.
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