- Date Of Birth: June 9, 1923
- Date Of Death: July 25, 2019
- State: Michigan
On Thursday, July 25, 2019, our beloved mother Nina Lucile Woods McGraw, age 96 of Midland was called home to our Lord.
Nina was the last of 12 children born to the late Walter and Nellie (Martin) Woods on June 9, 1923, in Midland, Michigan.
Nina married her high school sweetheart and the love of her life Norman B. McGraw on October 20, 1942. Norman enlisted in the Navy one month after they married. Together the couple traveled anywhere the service took Norman which included Virginia, San Diego, New York, and New Jersey by train till Norman was shipped out from Long Island to England. She lived with her parents during this time & worked at Dow in the records department paying room & board. Her dad found them a place to live, and together they loved it. He bought it for them and she paid him back with her paycheck from Dow. Norman and Nina moved into their new home on Pine River Rd and together they shared 57 years of their life until Norman’s death on September 28, 1999.
She was a member of Homer United Methodist Church and the Methodist Women Group, a former member of the Rebecca Lodge, 4-H, and enjoyed sewing, cooking, and spending time with her family.
Surviving are her 5 children, Cheryl (Bernard) Adams, Chris (Jennifer) McGraw, Yvonne (Herb) Church, Bo (Pam) McGraw, Annelle Coggins; 18 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Edith Woods.
In addition to her parents, Nina was preceded in death by siblings, Geraldine (Floyd) Inman, baby Woods, Bertha (Clifford) Skym, Paul (Iva) Woods, Ed (Ruth) Woods, Mary (Delbert) Roberson, Evelyn (Fred) Falberg, Walter (Evelyn) Woods, Jr, Louise (Clyde) Gibbs, Don (Jean) Woods, and Emerson Woods.
