CHRISTINE KORNEGAY GRAHAM
April 22, 1927-Aug. 31, 2018
Christine Kornegay Graham, widow of Norman Dwight Graham, died in Richmond, Va., Aug. 31, 2018, surrounded by family.
She was born at home on a tobacco farm in Seven Springs, N.C., April 22, 1927.
She graduated from Seven Springs High School, and earned a music degree from Meredith College class of 1947.
She was a public school music teacher for three years in Wilmington, N.C., served as a volunteer church organist for several years and taught private piano lessons in her home.
She was a member of Richmond’s First Baptist Church for 52 years.
She will be remembered for her love and devotion to her family, as well as sharing her musical gifts with family and friends, who would gather around the piano to hear her play countless note-perfect selections from memory.
Mrs. Graham was preceded in death by her parents, Royle Kornegay and Mabel Waller Herring Kornegay; brothers, Raymond DeWitt Kornegay and Russell Wingate Kornegay; sister, Elva Alice Kornegay Chambers; and brother-in-law, Clarence Wolfersberger Chambers.
She is survived by sons, William Dwight Graham (Michelle) of Midlothian, Va.. and Glenn Russell Graham of Richmond, Va.; daughter, Dianne Graham of Richmond, Va.; granddaughter, Meredith Claire Graham of Chapel Hill, N.C.; and niece, Alice Elizabeth Kornegay Edge of Thomasville, Ga.
Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at Bliley's-Central, 3801 Augusta Ave.
A graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, in Willow Dale Cemetery, Goldsboro, N.C.
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Published in Obituaries on September 5, 2018 8:05 AM