Hilda Ruth Graham

Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford Mrs. Hilda Bryan Graham, 88, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Yalobusha General Nursing Home. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 16, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford (601 Commerce Pkwy., Oxford, MS 38655). A funeral service will be held Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. also at Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford. Interment will be at Yellow Leaf Cemetery (50 CR 435, Oxford, MS 38655). Bro. Fish Robinson and Bro. David Blackwell will officiate. Coleman Funeral Home of Oxford is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Hilda was born on August 24, 1935, in Marks, MS. Throughout her childhood, she was always so intelligent and hardworking. She had a thirst for knowledge, and that led her to becoming an avid reader as an adult. Mrs. Hilda’s determination also led her to obtain her Associate’s degree in Accounting, where she was also the Valedictorian of her class. Mrs. Hilda was also incredibly creative. She loved sewing, and she also enjoyed gardening and seeing beautiful flowers all around her house. Mrs. Hilda also had a special place in her heart for animals; however, she had a special love for her cherished cats. She had such an incredibly strong-willed and loving personality. Mrs. Hilda was also a member of Yellow Leaf Baptist Church, where she loved and served her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Mrs. Hilda lived the true meaning of being family oriented, a trait that she passed along to her children. Her legacy will remain and, she will truly be missed by all who knew her. Mrs. Hilda is survived by her six children, Lisa (Mark) Berryhill of Oxford, Terry (Myra) Bryan of Abbeville, MS, Donald “Bubba” Bryan of Oxford, Kathy Short of Water Valley, MS, Ronald (Tina) Bryan of Oxford, and Charles (Nancy) Bryan of Water Valley; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 6 great great-grandchildren; her special cousin, Edith Bowles Dooley; and a host of nieces, nephews, and extended family members. Mrs. Hilda was preceded in death by the father of her children, Charles Prescott Bryan; her second husband, James L. Graham; her parents, Elbert Davis and Lula Bell Davis; one sister, Carolyn Foster; two brothers, Fielder Wayne Davis and Lyndon Davis; and one granddaughter, Tonya D. Bryan. Donations and memorials in honor of Mrs. Hilda Bryan Graham may be made to the Yellow Leaf Cemetery Fund (221 Hwy. 334, Oxford, MS 38655). Online condolences may be left on her Tribute Wall at www.colemanfuneralhome.com.

Hilda Ruth Graham

August 24, 1935 - April 13, 2024

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