Clyde "Ted" Graham
October 28, 1945 ~ March 24, 2017
Resided in:
Weaverville, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Clyde Theodore "Ted" Graham, 71, passed away Friday, March 24, 2017 at the John F. Keever Solace Center.
A native of Buncombe County, he was a son of the late Clyde McKinley and Betty Hawes Graham. He was preceded in death by a brother, Benny Graham. Ted worked in information technology in manufacturing and was a member of Oak Grove Christian Church.
Survivng Ted are his wife, Derena Roberts Graham; a daughter, Amy Silvers and her husband, Eric of Fletcher; a son, Brad Graham and his wife, Liz of Harrisburg, NC; two step-sons, Lance Robinson and his wife, Teresa of Barnardsville, Nyle Robinson and his wife, Jenny of Weaverville. Ted is also survived by two sisters, Joyce Maney and her husband, Don of Arden, Cheryl Baker and her husband, Mike of Arden; a brother, Darryl Graham of Arden and by seven grandchildren, Brayden Silvers, Ava Graham, Max Graham, Chandler Robinson, Bronte Robinson, Emilee Robinson and Ethan Robinson. He is also survived by a sister-in-law, Linda Graham of Arden.
Memorial services will be held Monday, March 27, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian, with Evangelist Ric Toney officiating.
The family will receive friends prior to the service from 1:30-2:45 p.m. in the chapel.
Ted asked to be remembered as a man who served the Lord's church and tried to serve it diligently.
Memorials may be made to Oak Grove Christian Church, 5 Morris Road, Arden, NC 28704.
Sending prayers for you and your family!
Ted was one of my favorite and a fixture of the church at Arden. I’ll miss him. Harry’s for the good fight.
May the Love and Peace that can only come from our Father in Heaven surround you in this time.
You are in our thoughts and prayers. I remember Ted as a faithful servant to the Lord. He was a such a kind and caring man. I pray that you are at peace in knowing that he is with our Savior.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Ted’s loved ones.
Your family is in our prayers. May the Lord comfort you in knowing that Ted is with Him in Heaven. No more pain or suffering.
My thoughts and prayers are with Ted’s family. Ted and I were friends in high school and team mates on the TC Roberson football team. Great friend years ago. May he rest in piece.
Our prayers and thoughts will continue for the entire family. May you find peace and comfort in the warm memories of Ted and most of all that he is having a glorious reunion in heaven with family and friends. Our hearts go out to each of you. We love you all!
Derena and Family– Derena and I were best friends in high school and remain good friends today. I met Ted at our high school reunion and liked him right away. My thoughts and prayers are with the family . He put up a good and faithful fight until it was his time to be called to heaven. May everyone have comfort and peace that he is no longer in pain and he is enjoying hearing the angels sing to welcome him home. May he rest in peace!! (Much love to Derena) To Amy- I was a Daddy,s Girl and he has been in heaven over 25 years and I talk to him everyday. God Bless You!!
Bro. Ted was an inspiration to me with his strong faith and trust in the Lord regardless of what he faced with his health issues. Bro. Ted was truly ready to go home to be with the Lord. I will keep the family in my prayers. May God bless.
My thoughts and prayers are with y’all. It was an honor to call him a friend, He was truly a man who loved the Lord and loved to talk about it. Will always cherish the memories of our conversations at work and the few times we went hunting together. May God bless.
To Derena and the entire family, you are in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. I will always cherish the time I got to spend with Ted watching NASCAR at the beach, when no one else wanted to watch. For some reason, everyone else wanted to go to the beach or shopping or something else…LOL. Not me and Ted – we were cheering on the 48 car! You will be missed, my friend!
so sorry for your loss.
He hung on quite a while, giving all a chance to say good-bye and allow him to witness to others. I know you are proud of the way he exited. Praying for God’s peace and comfort until you meet him again.
Derena so sorry for your loss God be with you and the family in this time of sorrow God Bless you all
Derena,We are so sorry for your lost.Ted was a good man and will be missed. Mayy the lord comfort you and give you peace. Love Linda and Butch
Hi Derena, I am so sorry that you have lost your soulmate. Gloria and I so did enjoy meeting you and Ted on our trip. I would have loved to come to the service today, but I have to be in Greenville. Will continue to pray for you and the family. Love U all.
My thoughts and prayers are with the family. Ted was a very good Christian man. We were students together at TCR.
Joyce, We are sorry to hear about Ted. He was a good man and served the Lord. I know you are thankful for that. I will keep your family in our prayers. God bless all.
Ted Graham was a hero to me as a young preacher in my first ministry. He encouraged me and loved me like I was his own flesh. He was a champion in the faith. When Ted went thru hard times, He kept the faith, he continued to honor God in his giving and God honored Ted. I have wonderful memories of and with Ted. Ted loved Jesus–that’s a fact and it’s all that matters. He was not ashamed of the Lord. He told me the last thing his granddaddy Graham ever said to him as he left the church building was, ‘I love you Teddy boy.’ I reminded Ted of that a few weeks ago. I love you, Ted, you beat Satan, you graduated, you made it to God’s hometown because of Jesus. You fought the good fight, finished the course, and kept the faith.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
The best to the Ted Graham Outfit. Ted and I had the run of Averys Creek. We gew up at a great tme my forever Friend. See u on
The other side.
I worked with Ted at Taylor Instrument. He was a fine man and excellent employee. He will be greatly missed. I send my deepest sympathy to the family.
Derena,
Just tonight 4/6, I learned of Ted’s passing. Please know that I thoroughly enjoyed you all in the time you spent in Florence. You and Ted certainly made a very large and effective contribution to our business as well as to our community. Ted was a pleasure to work with, he was most conscientious in his work and contribution and everyone to a person admired his knowledge, his know-how, his technical expertise and his interaction with everyone he had had contact with. He set high standards, followed through and always exceeded expectations. Please pass that along to your children and grandchildren. They have big shoes to fill. All of you are in my prayers during this trying period and may the Holy Spirit provide you with peace and comfort as you forge ahead.
Eddie Blackmon
Florence, SC