Idalou Vernie Suratt Graham Mahoney Obituary (1921

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Idalou Vernie Suratt Graham Mahoney Mrs. Idalou Vernie Suratt Graham Mahoney, age 97, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on November 25, 1921 in Burkesville, Kentucky. She was the daughter of William Weston "J.W." and Ida Elizabeth Hudson Suratt. She was raised in Glasgow, Kentucky and moved to Madison in the early 1940's. She was united in marriage to Herman Ernest Graham in 1937 and this union was blessed with six children. In 1968 she was united in marriage to Elgene Whitsell "Doc" Mahoney and this union was blessed with three children. She had worked several years as a maid for the Hillside Inn and retired after 25 years with the U.S. Shoe Corporation. She was of the pentecostal faith and enjoyed listening to Elvis, watching the white doves and butterflies and liked to sew. Vernie died on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at 5:50 p.m. at the Water's of Clifty Falls in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Vernie will be missed by her loving daughters, Helen Carter and her husband, Otis of Madison, Indiana, Virginia Newman of Madison, Indiana, Patsy Jones of Kentucky; her loving sons, Gary Mahoney of Louisville, Kentucky, Robert Graham of Pennsylvania, James Graham of Madison, Indiana; several grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her father, William "J.W." Weston Suratt, her mother, Ida Elizabeth Hudson Surrett, her husband, Elgene Whitsell "Doc" Mahoney, died February 18, 2001, her brothers, Willie, Harvey and Carlie Suratt, her sister, Pearl, her daughter, Audrey Jean Mahoney died January 31, 2014, and her sons, Arnold Graham and Ernie Graham. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, November 12, 2019, at 1:00 p.m., by Pastor Frank McGee at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Mahoney Family Cemetery in Bedford, Kentucky. VISITATION Friends may visit Tuesday from 12:00 Noon - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the donor's favorite charity. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre's of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Idalou Vernie Suratt Graham Mahoney, please click here to visit our sympathy store.