Peggy June (Abernathy) Graham

June 17, 1929 - October 13, 2020

On October 13th, 2020, Peggy June Graham passed away peacefully in her sleep. She was 91 years old. Peggy was the proud mother of 8 children, 27 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren. Born in Austin, Texas to Arthur Marion and Sinah Lue Abernathy, she was the 4th of 5 children. Peggy grew up in the Midwest and eventually settled in the Washington DC area in 1934 where she raised her children. In 1979, Peggy moved to Port Charlotte, FL and began her final career in nursing, started her theological studies earnestly and married Francis Graham in 1985. Peggy was well-loved in her communities and workplaces, always ready to tend to a friend or teach a child. Despite her large family, Peggy always made time for all her grand and great grandchildren. Quick with a biblical lesson or a verse to share, she was always teaching and providing support and love for the children. She and her husband Frank loved to travel, and they worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for their grandchildren to visit, learn and grow. She would proudly boast about all her children’s educational achievements. Peggy was predeceased by; her husband, Francis Graham, her 3 older brothers, Winston Sterling, Milton Bryant and Robert Eugene Abernathy and by her eldest son Larry Dean and her daughter Sinah Denise. She is survived by her younger sister, Wanda Lou Raymond, 6 surviving children, Kathryn Lee, Nancy Lou, Yvonne Darlene, Rhea Jeanette, Neal Odell and Jan Kimberly; 27 grandchildren, and 36 great-grandchildren. They invite you to join them for a funeral service this Monday, October 19th, 2020 at 11 am at Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5750 49th Street N. St. Petersburg, FL 33709 with entombment to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Family and friends may visit prior to the service from 10 am until 11 am. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation (www.specialops.org), a nonprofit organization that provides college educations to the surviving children of fallen Special Operations personnel.