Vivian R. Graves Whitson Obituary (1934

Mrs. Vivian R. Graves Whitson, age 86, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on October 31, 1934 in Jefferson County, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late Freddie Lawrence and Lena Frances Chapple Graves. She graduated from Madison High School in 1952. She then moved to Indianapolis, Indiana and returned to Jefferson County in 1998. On October 6, 1957, she was united in marriage to Harold L. Whitson in Indianapolis, Indiana. They had nearly 40 happy years together when Harold died on September 2, 1997. Vivian was a certified real estate appraiser for 15 years, retiring in 1998. Previously she was a realtor for three years. Earlier in life, she worked at American Can Company in Indianapolis, in the accounting department. She worked there for 28 years until the plant closed in 1980. Vivian was a member of Wirt Baptist Church, Women of the Moose Lodge No. 967, and a former member of The National Association of Independent Fee Appraisers. Vivian loved socializing with others, being with her family and pampering her dogs. Vivian died on Saturday, July 10, 2021, at 11:10 a.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Vivian will be missed by her loving sisters, Janice E. Graves Sanders of Madison, Indiana, Becky Uebel of Milltown, Indiana; her loving brother, Larry Graves and his wife Betty of Madison, Indiana; her beloved dog, Bootsy; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Freddie Lawrence Graves, died January 11, 1995, her mother, Lena Frances Chapple Graves, died April 1, 1979, her beloved husband, Harold L. Whitson, died September 2, 1997, and her brothers, Dwight Marvin Graves, died December 8, 1937, Jerry A. Graves, died September 8, 1938, and Lawrence Benton Graves, died March 22, 1985. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, July 17, 2021, at 2:30 p.m. at Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North US 421 near Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Saturday from 12:00 noon - 2:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Bryan Stites Memorial Scholarship Fund . Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Vivian R. Graves Whitson, please click here to visit our sympathy store.