WILLISTON, S.C. - Melvin Truitt Graves, Jr., 60 was born in Wilkes County, Georgia. He was a son of Barbara Turner Graves Moffitt and the late Melvin Truitt Graves, Sr. Truitt died on Tuesday, May 22nd. Truitt retired from the Savannah River Site, was a member of the Thoroughbred Dart Association and supported the Patriot Guard. He was an entered apprentice Mason at the Blackville Masonic Lodge #63. Survivors include his wife, Karen Webb Graves of the home; sons, Melvin Truitt Graves, III of Lexington, David J. Cook, Jr. of Evans, Ga.; daughter, Elizabeth Ann Cook of Barnwell; sisters, Wanda Britt and Melissa Matthews; seven grandchildren 'referred to as the Angles of the family', Katlyn, Lauren, Taylor, Savannah, Sarah Elizabeth, Zachary and Meagan. A Memorial visitation will be held from three to five p.m. Friday, May 25th at the home, Wisteria, 3333 Vintage Drive, Williston, SC 29853, outside of Elko, SC. The family has requested that memorials be made to the Historic First Baptist Church 170 Church Road, Beach Island, SC 29842 or to the Grand Lodge Masonic Relief Fund P.O. Box 2185 Lexington, SC 29071. Visit our on line registry www.folkfuneralhome.com .

The Augusta Chronicle-May 25, 2007