Grafton High Virginia Alumni Obituaries

Patricia Ann Moore was born in Portsmouth, Virginia, on December 10, 1938 and passed away on January 12, 2026. Patty Ann was the second of four children, and the only girl, born to Merril Carl Moore and Genevieve Lois (Reese) Moore. She was raised around a large extended family in both Norfolk, Vir...

It is with great sadness that the family of Norma Anne Wright Sims announces her passing onWednesday January 29 2025. She was born in Danville Kentucky the daughter of Joyce Marie Phillips and Kenneth Dale Wright. Norma taught Special Education and Physical Education for the York County School Syste...

Shirley Anne Wilcox 75 of York County VA. died on Sunday February 2 2025 after a short illness. She was born in Michigan to the late Laurence L. and Virginia Wilcox. Her family moved to Hampton where Shirley spent her childhood graduating from Hampton High School in 1968. After graduation Shirley st...

Tammy Lynn Gillispie 58 of Grafton passed away peacefully on December 272025 at United Hospital Center in Clarksburg. She was born on March 24 1967 in Bluefield West Virginia the beloved daughter of the late Stanley D. and Evelyn Marie Walker Gillispie. Tammy was a proud graduate of Matoaka High Sch...

Roger Beatty age 66 passed away on Thursday January 1 2026. A graduate of Midview High School Roger was a longtime resident of the Grafton and Elyria area. Roger was a man of immense talent and resourcefulness. A skilled machinist by trade he worked for Parker Hannifin AJ Rose DuPont Hy Production S...

The Reverend Frederick Lee Bird, 79, passed away at his home on January 4, 2026, following a brief illness. Rev. Bird is survived by his loving spouse of 32 years, Donetta Bird; the mother of his children and first spouse, Karen Bird; and his three children, Sara Bird of Rochester, New York; Benjami...