Kathy Graves

K athy G raves, age 65, of North Platte, Nebraska, died at Great Plains Health in North Platte on November 25, 2021.

Kathy was born to Stan and Frances Van Cleave on January 4, 1956, in Atlanta, Georgia. She grew up in Iowa and later married Raymond Graves. They lived in Sioux City, Iowa, before moving to Nebraska where they lived in Adkisson, Arnold then North Platte.

Kathy had various jobs over the years including for Lions Cleaners, Pizza Hut and was a clerk at a gas station.

Kathy was a Nebraska football fan and liked to knit and fish. She loved her family and looked forward to family gatherings.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond; parents, Stanley and Frances Van Cleave; sister, Ann Barbee; brother-in-law, Harold Wennekamp; and stepchildren, Monica Anderson and Chris Graves.

Survivors include her children, Tim Graves, R.J. Graves and Nikki and husband, Lee Brown, and her stepmother, Dorothy Van Cleave, all of North Platte; stepchildren, Curtis Graves, of North Platte, Chad and wife, Gloria Graves, of Chadron, Cory Graves, of Sioux City, Iowa, Pat and wife, Brenda Graves, of Ponka, Mike and wife, Sachiko Graves, of Okanawa, Japan, and Cheryal and husband, Duane Dubas, of Lincoln; her sister, Brenda Wennekamp, of Sioux City, Iowa; brother, Vick and wife, Donna Van Cleave, of North Carolina; brother-in-law, Alton Barbee, of Georgia; many grandchildren including Alejandra Reyna and Daniel Graves; as well as many nieces, nephews and other family.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m. on Friday, December 3, 2021, at Odean Colonial Chapel. Burial will be in Bureau Cemetery near Clarks, NE, at 2 p.m. Visitation is prior to the service at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com.