William Patrick Graham

January 27, 1952 - November 13, 2015

Mr. William Patrick Graham, 63, of Eolia, Missouri, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana, Missouri. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Thursday, November 19, 2015 at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, Missouri. The Rev. Randall Cone will officiate. Visitation will be held from 11:00 A.M. until time of service at 1:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Eolia Cemetery in Eolia, Missouri. He was born on January 27, 1952 in Louisiana, Missouri a son of Charles and Bettie LaRue Graham. He is survived by 2 sons, William Kyle Graham (Miranda) of Granite City, Illinois, and Timothy Graham (Natalee) of Elsberry, Missouri, 4 Grandchildren, and 1 brother, Randy Graham (Jan) of O’Fallon, Missouri. He graduated from Clopton High School in 1970. He attended Truman State University and later graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from MO Baptist College in St. Louis, Missouri. He later taught GED Courses at the Vandalia Correctional Center where he had been employed as a Criminal Case Worker. He was a past member of the Louisiana Lions Club. He had been very active in the Boy Scouts earning his Eagle Scout Award. He enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, and fishing.