Marlene Graham

Marlene (Bice) Graham, 72, passed away on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont.

Services for Marlene will be Wednesday, June 11, at 2 p.m. at the Bell Chapel in Glasgow with interment in the Highland Cemetery.

She was born at home on Nov. 29, 1941, in Terry, Mont., the 11th of 17 children to Clarence and Erna (Matton) Bice. She attended schools and was raised in Terry. While working at Young's Café she met the lover of her life, Gordon Graham, who was working on the Brockway/Terry Road.

On Dec. 28, 1965, she married Gordon Graham in Billings. They were married 43 years and raised five children. She was very family oriented. She loved being with her children and grandchildren and also enjoyed gardening and flowers, bingo, spending time with friends, and she loved to travel.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Gordon L. Graham; her parents; a grandson, David Michael Graham; five brothers, Russell, Neil, Glen, Pete and Howard; and four sisters, Florence, Helen, Hazel and Judy.

Survivors include children, Margaret Otterberg and her husband, Mike, of Fort Peck, and their son, Duane Meiers; Tina Kelly and her husband, Frank, of Basic, Wyo., and their children, Amanda, Jessica, Levi, Samantha and Quinton; Bonnie Kelly and her husband, Burton, of Esmond, N.D., and their children, Sheri, Nicholas and Michael; Gordon Graham and his wife, Jennifer, of Havre, and their children, David, Tyler, Elisa, Joshua and Alexander; and Daniel Graham and his wife, Megan, of Manteno, Ill., and their children, Erin, Corey, Hailey and Jaxon; four great-grandchildren; five sisters, Linda, Ann, Nancy, Janet and Marion; and two brothers, Lynn and Frank.

Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements.