Carter Edmonds Graves Jr. of Ivy, Va., 101, died on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in the wonderful care of Hospice of the Piedmont.Born in an Albemarle County farmhouse, January 14, 1915, on a property that is known today as The Foxfield Races, the farm of his grandparents, Ezekiel Quintus Wilhoit and Georgia Anna Gentry Wilhoit. Carter is an 11th generation Virginian being a descendent of Captain Thomas Graves who arrived at Jamestown, Va. in 1608.
The eldest of four, he was preceded in death by a brother, George F. Graves; two sisters, Cornelia Frances Andrews, Myrtie McRay Graves; and his eldest son, Seldon Carter Graves.
He is survived by his loving wife, Ilar Bowman Graves; their son, Allen Bowman Graves; a nephew, Merrick; nieces, Jackie, Beverly, Gail and Georgiann; great-nephews, Sean, John and Stephen; great-nieces, Emily, Maggie, Elizabeth, Danielle, and Colleen; great-great-nephews, Carter, Jack and Brooks; and great-great-nieces, Haezel, Leah and Julia.
Dr. Hugh Sulfridge, 97, and Carter became friends in 1929 and upon Hugh's death they had shared more than 83 years of friendship.Elizabeth Ashton Nalley, 97, and Carter also shared more than eight decades of friendship and she was a shining light to all who knew her.
Carter enjoyed scouting in his youth and obtained the rank of Eagle Scout. From 1934 to 1935, he spent a year in the service of the Civil Conservation Corps building trails up to summits such as Stoney Man in what is today known as the Shenandoah National Park. He is a graduate of Lane High School in Charlottesville, Va. and the University of Georgia, in 1938, with a degree in forestry. Drafted into the Army of the United States, and eventually obtaining the rank of sergeant, he served his country in WWII from 1941 to 1945 in the Aleutian Islands and crossed the Atlantic on the Queen Mary for duty in the European Theater as an artilleryman.
From 1946 to 1950, he worked for the Alaska Railroad as a brakeman/conductor, then returned to Charlottesville, Va. to work with the U.S. Geological Survey and retired from what is now the Department of Environmental Quality in 1985.
As per Carter's wishes there will be no funeral service and burial will be private.
The family would like to thank Hospice of the Piedmont for their care and compassion while taking care of Carter.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that those wishing to make a memorial contribution in Carter's memory to please do so to Hospice of the Piedmont, Attn: Development Office, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA22911. www.hopva.org.
(Daily Progress)
The eldest of four, he was preceded in death by a brother, George F. Graves; two sisters, Cornelia Frances Andrews, Myrtie McRay Graves; and his eldest son, Seldon Carter Graves.
He is survived by his loving wife, Ilar Bowman Graves; their son, Allen Bowman Graves; a nephew, Merrick; nieces, Jackie, Beverly, Gail and Georgiann; great-nephews, Sean, John and Stephen; great-nieces, Emily, Maggie, Elizabeth, Danielle, and Colleen; great-great-nephews, Carter, Jack and Brooks; and great-great-nieces, Haezel, Leah and Julia.
Dr. Hugh Sulfridge, 97, and Carter became friends in 1929 and upon Hugh's death they had shared more than 83 years of friendship.Elizabeth Ashton Nalley, 97, and Carter also shared more than eight decades of friendship and she was a shining light to all who knew her.
Carter enjoyed scouting in his youth and obtained the rank of Eagle Scout. From 1934 to 1935, he spent a year in the service of the Civil Conservation Corps building trails up to summits such as Stoney Man in what is today known as the Shenandoah National Park. He is a graduate of Lane High School in Charlottesville, Va. and the University of Georgia, in 1938, with a degree in forestry. Drafted into the Army of the United States, and eventually obtaining the rank of sergeant, he served his country in WWII from 1941 to 1945 in the Aleutian Islands and crossed the Atlantic on the Queen Mary for duty in the European Theater as an artilleryman.
From 1946 to 1950, he worked for the Alaska Railroad as a brakeman/conductor, then returned to Charlottesville, Va. to work with the U.S. Geological Survey and retired from what is now the Department of Environmental Quality in 1985.
As per Carter's wishes there will be no funeral service and burial will be private.
The family would like to thank Hospice of the Piedmont for their care and compassion while taking care of Carter.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that those wishing to make a memorial contribution in Carter's memory to please do so to Hospice of the Piedmont, Attn: Development Office, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA22911. www.hopva.org.
(Daily Progress)
Carter Edmonds Graves Jr. of Ivy, Va., 101, died on Saturday, July 2, 2016, in the wonderful care of Hospice of the Piedmont.Born in an Albemarle County farmhouse, January 14, 1915, on a property that is known today as The Foxfield Races, the farm of his grandparents, Ezekiel Quintus Wilhoit and Georgia Anna Gentry Wilhoit. Carter is an 11th generation Virginian being a descendent of Captain Thomas Graves who arrived at Jamestown, Va. in 1608.
The eldest of four, he was preceded in death by a brother, George F. Graves; two sisters, Cornelia Frances Andrews, Myrtie McRay Graves; and his eldest son, Seldon Carter Graves.
He is survived by his loving wife, Ilar Bowman Graves; their son, Allen Bowman Graves; a nephew, Merrick; nieces, Jackie, Beverly, Gail and Georgiann; great-nephews, Sean, John and Stephen; great-nieces, Emily, Maggie, Elizabeth, Danielle, and Colleen; great-great-nephews, Carter, Jack and Brooks; and great-great-nieces, Haezel, Leah and Julia.
Dr. Hugh Sulfridge, 97, and Carter became friends in 1929 and upon Hugh's death they had shared more than 83 years of friendship.Elizabeth Ashton Nalley, 97, and Carter also shared more than eight decades of friendship and she was a shining light to all who knew her.
Carter enjoyed scouting in his youth and obtained the rank of Eagle Scout. From 1934 to 1935, he spent a year in the service of the Civil Conservation Corps building trails up to summits such as Stoney Man in what is today known as the Shenandoah National Park. He is a graduate of Lane High School in Charlottesville, Va. and the University of Georgia, in 1938, with a degree in forestry. Drafted into the Army of the United States, and eventually obtaining the rank of sergeant, he served his country in WWII from 1941 to 1945 in the Aleutian Islands and crossed the Atlantic on the Queen Mary for duty in the European Theater as an artilleryman.
From 1946 to 1950, he worked for the Alaska Railroad as a brakeman/conductor, then returned to Charlottesville, Va. to work with the U.S. Geological Survey and retired from what is now the Department of Environmental Quality in 1985.
As per Carter's wishes there will be no funeral service and burial will be private.
The family would like to thank Hospice of the Piedmont for their care and compassion while taking care of Carter.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that those wishing to make a memorial contribution in Carter's memory to please do so to Hospice of the Piedmont, Attn: Development Office, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA22911. www.hopva.org.
(Daily Progress)
The eldest of four, he was preceded in death by a brother, George F. Graves; two sisters, Cornelia Frances Andrews, Myrtie McRay Graves; and his eldest son, Seldon Carter Graves.
He is survived by his loving wife, Ilar Bowman Graves; their son, Allen Bowman Graves; a nephew, Merrick; nieces, Jackie, Beverly, Gail and Georgiann; great-nephews, Sean, John and Stephen; great-nieces, Emily, Maggie, Elizabeth, Danielle, and Colleen; great-great-nephews, Carter, Jack and Brooks; and great-great-nieces, Haezel, Leah and Julia.
Dr. Hugh Sulfridge, 97, and Carter became friends in 1929 and upon Hugh's death they had shared more than 83 years of friendship.Elizabeth Ashton Nalley, 97, and Carter also shared more than eight decades of friendship and she was a shining light to all who knew her.
Carter enjoyed scouting in his youth and obtained the rank of Eagle Scout. From 1934 to 1935, he spent a year in the service of the Civil Conservation Corps building trails up to summits such as Stoney Man in what is today known as the Shenandoah National Park. He is a graduate of Lane High School in Charlottesville, Va. and the University of Georgia, in 1938, with a degree in forestry. Drafted into the Army of the United States, and eventually obtaining the rank of sergeant, he served his country in WWII from 1941 to 1945 in the Aleutian Islands and crossed the Atlantic on the Queen Mary for duty in the European Theater as an artilleryman.
From 1946 to 1950, he worked for the Alaska Railroad as a brakeman/conductor, then returned to Charlottesville, Va. to work with the U.S. Geological Survey and retired from what is now the Department of Environmental Quality in 1985.
As per Carter's wishes there will be no funeral service and burial will be private.
The family would like to thank Hospice of the Piedmont for their care and compassion while taking care of Carter.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that those wishing to make a memorial contribution in Carter's memory to please do so to Hospice of the Piedmont, Attn: Development Office, 675 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 300, Charlottesville, VA22911. www.hopva.org.
(Daily Progress)
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