Bluffton University senior Jacob Ryan Graham, 1989-2011
Jacob Ryan Graham, 21, of Gomer, and a Bluffton University senior, died at 1 p.m., March 9, 2011 in the Putnam County Ambulatory Care Center, Ottawa.
He was born March 25, 1989, to Daniel "Joe" and Janice K. Moening Graham in Lima.
Survivors include his parents of Gomer; brother, Jason Ball, Lima; Cory King, Columbus; Justin Graham, Gomer; sister, Jenna Graham, Gomer; and niece, Jaylynn Ball.
Preceding him in death were paternal grandparents James and Donna Stemen Graham; and maternal grandparents Theodore "Ted" and Annette Krider Moening.
Mr. Graham was a 2007 graduate of Elida High School. He was a senior at Bluffton University, pursuing a degree in sports management. He was a four-year starter on the Bluffton University soccer team. He was preparing to coach soccer for his internship. His body was an organ donor.
A funeral service is at noon, Monday, March 14, at the Shawnee Chapel of Chiles-Laman Funeral Home. Pastor Rich Deaton will officiate.
Visitation at the Shawnee Chapel is Saturday from 6-8 p.m., Sunday, 2-4 and 6-8 p.m., and Monday, 10 a.m. to noon.
Burial is at the Pike Run Cemetery, Gomer. Memorials may be made to the Jacob Graham Memorial Soccer Scholarship Fund.
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