Ralph Ellis Graves Obituary
We are sad to announce that on August 7, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Ralph Ellis Graves of Orange, Virginia. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He is survived by: his wife Carole Sue Graves; his daughters, Ellen Ireson Graves of Virginia and Eva Taylor Graves of California; his niece Geneva Kramer; his great-niece Paige of Maryland; his niece Christine Dulling (Major Adam Dulling); his great-nephews, Cooper and Cody of Maryland; his niece Katie Buchanan of Virginia; his mother-in-law Minnie Sue Jarrell of Virginia; and his sister-in-law Pauline Hess (Mark Hess) of Virginia. He is also survived by extended family members and innumerable friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Orange Presbyterian Church's Organ Fund, 162 West Main Street, Orange, Va. 22960; or the WTJU's Classical Department in Ralph's memory, 2244 Ivy Road, Charlottesville, Va. 22903.