Tehachapi Public Cemetery District ~ Eastside

© Tehachapi News
Monday, 8 October 2007

Kimberly Eileen Graham
1969 - 2007

Kimberly Eileen Graham, age 38, died at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital on Monday, Oct. 1, 2007. Funeral arrangements were provided by Wood Family Funeral Service. A viewing was held on Thursday, Oct. 4 at Wood Famiy Funeral Chapel. Funeral Services were held at First Baptist Church in Tehachapi, followed by a grave side service at Tehachapi Public Cemetery ~ Eastside. A fellowship was provided by the women's ministry of the First Baptist Church.

Kim was born in San Jose, Calif. on March 9, 1969. She grew up in Tehachapi where she attended Tehachapi High School and graduated from Bakersfield Adult School.

Kim married her High School sweet heart Jerry Graham on July 25, 1987 at the Church of the Nazarene. Together they brought to the world three beautiful children, Jerry Jr., Sammie, and Randy.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church where she attended regularly. Kim enjoyed tole painting, reading and taking long walks with the dogs. What we cherish the most was her constant involvement in her children's lives. She never missed sporting events, band concerts, or any other activities they chose to be involved in.

Kimberly was preceded in death by her paternal grandfather.

She is survived by her husband of twenty years, Gerald Graham, her son, Gerald Graham Jr., 19, daughter, Samantha Graham, 17, and son Randall Graham, 14; her mother Lorry Goodyear of Long Beach, Calif.; sister, Kellie Obrien of Tehachapi; father, James Grooms; her maternal grandparents, Earl McKay and Jeanne McKay, and her paternal grandmother, Connie Olds; and several nieces and nephews.

Kimberly Eileen Graham, March 9, 1969 ~ Oct. 1, 2007