Ella Patricia “Pat” Graves, 84, of Murfreesboro died Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025.
She was born May 2, 1941, in Memphis, Tenn., to the late William Henry Buck and Lena Bell Hill Adams.
She had been a teacher’s aide and bus driver in the Murfreesboro Public School System for 33 years.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Evelyn “Snooks” Reecer, as well as two sisters and four brothers.
Survivors include: her husband of 65 years, Larry Graves; her three children and their spouses, Pam Pipkins and John of Mayflower, Gary Graves and Patti of Murfreesboro and Penny Lamb and Randy of Murfreesboro; two siblings, Andy Buck and Margie Spence; also grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, at Latimer Funeral Home in Murfreesboro. A funeral service was at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 6, in the Latimer Funeral Chapel in Murfreesboro. Interment followed at Shockey Chapel Cemetery near Norman under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home of Murfreesboro.
You may send an online sympathy message at www.latimerfuneralhome.com.
