A memorial service for Willie “Mule” Graham, of Ocala, Fla.,will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at Free Gospel OutreachMinistry on Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, with Pastor Lottie Parkerand Minister James E. Griffin officiating.

Mr. Graham died Sept. 13, 2007, in Ocala after a long illness.He was born in Monticello on March 11, 1942.

His family moved to Brookhaven in 1953 where he attendedAlexander High School and excelled in sports. He lived in Ocalalater in his life, and was a resident there at the time of hisdeath.

Survivors are his son, Richard “Bo” Dow; his sisters, LouellaMasterson, of Monticello, and Betty Graham, of Kansas City, Mo.;his brothers, John Graham, of Los Angeles, Calif., James EarlGriffin, of Atlanta, Ga., Marshell Graham, Willie “Bro” Graham andAndrew Graham, all of Brookhaven; and a host of nieces, nephews,cousins and friends.