Mt Juliet, TN
Barbara Sue Graves
1942 — 2024
Barbara Sue Graves, age 81 of Mt. Juliet, TN, died April 1, 2024. Barbara was born in Henderson, TX and was the daughter of the late James Paxton Boyd and Frances Strong Boyd. She graduated from Henderson High School in 1961. Attending Pepperdine, Whittier College, and Texas A&M, she completed her BS degree from Stephen F. Austin State College in Nacogdoches, TX in 1964. After teaching for 40 years in California, Texas and Tennessee, Barbara retired from John Overton High School in 2002. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by the love of her life for 57 1/2 years, husband, Merritt Graves; daughter, Amanda Lee Graves; sister, Janie Young; brothers, Chuck Boyd and...