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Tammy J TIPTON GRAVES

Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Garland County,
Arkansas

January 25, 1964 - January 8, 2022

Obituary
Tammy Tipton Graves, 57, of Hot Springs, passed away January 8, 2022. She was born January 25, 1964 in Arkadelphia to Nelson and Bea Tipton. Tammy graduated from Arkadelphia High School. She attended Ouachita Baptist University and received her BSE from Henderson State University. She went on to receive her Masters in Speech Language Pathology from the University of Central Arkansas.

Tammy married the love of her life, Paul Graves, Jr., in 1988. They shared a love for music and met at a choir competition. Tammy loved and served the Lord and enjoyed singing in the choir. She was a member of City Life Church and was devoted to praying for others.

Tammy began her career as a Speech Language Pathologist at Gurdon Public Schools. She continued working in a medical setting and continued her career at Lake Hamilton Schools. Tammy had a life long love of speech and providing services to the many students she felt honored to work with over the years. She adored her coworkers and working down the hall from her husband while at Lake Hamilton Intermediate School.

Tammy’s greatest love on this earth was her family. She loved being a mother to Matthew and Megan and a wife to Paul. She also enjoyed many years with her beloved dogs, Molly and Charlie. Family trips to the beach became a summer staple in her life, as well as spending summers on Lake DeGray with her parents, sisters and their families. Tammy loved hosting pool parties for her kids and nieces and nephews. Tammy and Paul frequently opened up their home and pool for neighborhood kids and the church youth group throughout the years. Tammy and her sister-in-love, Lisa Graves, enjoyed decorating for themed birthday pool parties for their children and family.

Tammy is preceded in death by her parents, husband Paul Graves, Jr., mother-in-law Darlene Graves and sister-in-law Lysa Marie Graves.

Loving survivors include son Matthew Graves and wife, Shea; daughter Megan Thackston and husband, Cory; sisters Angie Elrod, Nan Kirksey and husband, Brian; brothers-in-law, Tim Graves and wife Lisa, Steve Graves and wife, Angie; nieces and nephews, Jenny Elrod, Searcy Elrod and wife, Brittnee, Kathryn Speights and husband, Sloan, John Brian Kirksey, Marissa Graves, Micah Graves, Morgan Graves, Cloe Graves, Sara Walker; great-nieces, Dylan Elrod, and Charlie Kate Speights; faithful dog, Charlie; loved cousins, and other family members.

Pallbearers will be Brian Kirksey, Searcy Elrod, John Brian Kirksey, Steve Graves, Micah Graves, Morgan Graves, Sloan Speights, and Zach Wells. Honorary Pallbearers are Tim and Lisa Graves, Kim Wells, Leanne Strickland, Cookie Sims, Trista Cook, Jessica Beasley, and the many caregivers and staff of Twin Rivers Health and Rehab.

A visitation will be held from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Thursday, January 13tth at Caruth-Hale Life Celebration Center at 2529 Airport Rd. A celebration of her life will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at City Life Church with Pastor Lance Arguello officiating.

Burial will follow at Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Contributed on 3/13/22 by debbraszymanski
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Submitted: 3/13/22 • Approved: 3/15/22 • Last Updated: 3/18/22 • R1425054-G1425053-S3

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