Harold Graves Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Harold Luther Graves Jr., 71, of Fort Dodge, passed away on Friday morning, February 15, 2019 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home. He is survived by his children Harold (Robin) Graves III, Angel (Jeff) Whyte, Nick (Erica) Graves, Erin (Jason) Panbecker, Brian (Cassie) Short and Adam Graves. His grandchildren Michael Graves, Josh Graves, Anastasia (Jesse) Martin, Missy (George) Briese, Austin Graves, Bradley Vaughn, Ethan Graves, Kayla Graves, Kaitlyn Graves, Brady Graves, Tyler Graves, Keegan Panbecker, Madyson Panbecker, and Calli Graves. Great grandchildren Khamari Martin, Athena Briese and Cambree Martin. His mother Violet Halbach and his sister Debbie (Booboo Stanley) Graves. He is preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn Graves. His father Harold Graves, his stepfather, John Halbach, his siblings Timmy Graves and Belinda Stanley Visitation will be at the Gunderson Funeral Home on Monday, February 18, 2019 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will be on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Gunderson Funeral Chapel with Pastor David Barton officiating. Burial will be in the Corpus Christi Cemetery. Harold was born on October 26, 1947 to Harold and Violet Graves. He married June Stanley on May 6th 1971 and they later divorced. Then he married Marilyn Short on July 6, 1991. The couple made Fort Dodge their home. Harold worked at Carnie Garage, he also had his own garage for a while, Barrett Moving, Budget Host Inn. He loved fishing, working on cars and being around his family. He was an avid Chicago Cubs fan and enjoyed going to the Ja-mars cruise-in. He also enjoyed bowling and shooting pool. Memorials may be left to the discretion of the family.

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Harold Graves Jr.

October 26, 1947 - February 15, 2019