Leland "Slim" Graves

LELAND GRAVES, 70 died December 21, 2014 in Clay Center, KS. He was born on October 8, 1944 in McCook, NE, the son of Leland and E. Mae (Bulgamore) Graves. Leland graduated from Syracuse High School. He worked for Mastercarved Memorials in Clay Center. He married Martha Cowing on October 7, 1987 and she survives of the home. He owned Slims Signs and Design and was a animal control officer for the City of Clay Center. He was a U.S. Army veteran serving from 1963 until 1969. He was a member of the New Life Church of God. He is preceded in death by his parents Survivors: Wife: Martha Graves, Clay Center, KS Daughter: Lynn Corbin, Overbrook, KS Daughter: Tonya Corbin, Dixon, MO Son: Loren Graves, Dodge City, KS Son: Lance Graves, Salina, KS Son: Preston Graves, Minneapolis, KS Daughter: Leanna Weathers, Dixon, MO Sister: Patti Barton, Garden City, KS 9 grandchildren Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Neill-Schwensen-Rook Funeral Home in Clay Center, KS Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, Clay Center, KS Memorials: Clay Center Relay for Life c/o the funeral home