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Funeral services for Harlan L. Graham, life-long resident of Elgin, were held from the Elgin Nazarene Church Monday, March 1, at 2:00 p.m. Mr. Graham died February 26 at the age of 80 years, following an extended illness.

Rev. Leonard Gallivan officiated at the last rites, with the arrangements under the direction of the Daniels Funeral Home of La Grande. Mrs. Dorothy Gallivan, accompanied by Mrs. Mable Bendshalder at the organ sang three songs, In the Garden, Beautiful Isle of Somewhere, and Till we Meet Again.

Pallbearers were Orville Wayt, Jack trump, Lyle Boswell, Lloyd Anthoney, George Carroll and Wes Leonard. Interment was in the Elgin Cemetery.

Harlan Lee Graham was born at Elgin April 30, 1884, the son of Mr and Mrs. Frank Graham, early settlers here. As a young man, Harlan worked with his father in buying and selling cattle.

He learned the meat-cutting trade, which he enjoyed and was employed in several local butcher shops through the years. During his later years he farmed on the place southeast of Elgin on Clarks Creek, where he lived for over 40 years. He and his father operated a small dairy there.

Harlan Graham was married to Mary Ellen (Mayme) Allen on October 8, 1908, and she survives her husband.

Also surviving are two children, Frank Graham of Rockaway , Ore., and a daughter, Mrs. Frieda Boswell of Elgin; two sisters, Mrs. Hazel Bauer of San Bernadino Calif., Mrs. Nellie Massey of Corvallis; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

In La Grande Friday morning August 5, 1888, Mrs. Hattie C. Graham, wife of J.H. Graham, an employee of the O.R.&N. Railroad. Mrs. Graham was the daughter of A.O. Porter well known in La Grande and now living in Los Angelos, Cal. She was born in Irving, Marshall county, Kansas, February 7, 1863 and was married in La Grande September 22, 1887. Hattie was well known and highly respected by the citizens of La Grande. She became a Christian and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church under the preaching of Rev. G.W. grannis(?) in 1879, and from that till the day of her death she was firmly fixed in her religous faith. She was active and earnest in her desires to build up the cause she espoused and in church and Sunday School was ever diligent.

It was the expectation she cherished much in the last few weeks of her life that she and her husband would soon be so that they could go to Los Angelos and mingle again with her father's family but it was ordered otherwise. She leaves a sad hearted husband and a baby boy of three weeks to await their time of life on earth. Her mother was with her during her illness and took in care the little one and will in a few days return to Los Angelos. The funeral services were held in the Presbyterian church on Sabbath August 5 at 2 p.m. and conducted by her pastor Rev. R.J. Watson of the Methodist Episcopal church and the remains were interred in the Odd Fellows cemetery.