Mrs. DeGraffenreid was born in Beggs, Oklahoma and resided in Vero Beach, Florida.
She graduated high school then attended beauty college and was employed as a hair stylist for over 28 years. During that time, she opened her own salon “Creek Hills Beauty Salon” in Sapulpa, OK. She and her husband moved to Fort Pierce, FL in 1973 where she was employed as the Cafeteria Manager for Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. She was a member of Westside Baptist Church in Fort Pierce for many years.
She loved to travel on family vacations; she was a wonderful cook and loved to collect weeping gold pottery. She loved the Lord and most every day you could hear her singing songs of worship. She loved to sing! She was a loyal friend, faithful wife and loved her children and grandchildren.
Survivors include her sister, Gayle Bridgeman of Sperry, OK; son, James DeGraffenreid, Sr. of Vero Beach, FL; daughter, Phyllis Burrill of Fort Mill, SC; grandsons, Michael DeGraffenreid-Morrison, James DeGraffenreid, Jr. and Matthew DeGraffenreid; 3 great-grandsons, Liam, Billy, and Jacob; 4 great-granddaughters, Analiese, Madison, Lilah, and Chelsea; 1 great-great-grandson, Lucas; 1 great-great-granddaughter, Aliyah. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren DeGraffenreid, brother, Herb Eastham, sister, Ruth Smithee and parents, Gladys and Sheridan Eastham.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her honor to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 11:00 AM at Haisley Funeral Home, Fort Pierce, FL.
