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     Thomas Carl Graham Thomas Carl Graham, 68, of Covington, son of Carl F. & Edna (Wise) Graham was born in Miami County on December 19, 1951. He departed this life on Monday, October 26, 2020, of natural causes at his home. On December 17, 1977, he was united in marriage to the love of his life, Naomi (Flora) Graham; she preceded him in death on May 27, 2000. In addition to his parents and his wife, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ferman and Thelma Wise. Tom is survived by his sisters, Linda Jenkins of Covington, and Loretta (Thomas) Donnelly of Versailles; nephew Steven (Karen) Bancroft of Gilbert, AZ and niece Heather (Stanford) Hirata of Roseville, CA; and several great-nieces and nephews. Tom was born and raised in Covington, and lived with his sister Linda in Arizona for a time. He attended barber college in Columbus and was a self-employed barber for many years. He owned and operated Graham’s Barber Shop across from the former Terry’s Cafeteria on Greene Street in Piqua for many years. He loved fishing and the outdoors, and even held a record for the largest monster catfish in the state of Ohio. Tom even wrote a book about monster catfishing. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Burial will follow in Miami Memorial Park.¹ He was buried at Miami Memorial Park Cemetery, Covington, Miami Co., Ohio.^2,1 He was born on December 19, 1951 at Miami Co., Ohio.¹ He married Naomi Mae Flora, daughter of Paul Richard Flora and Norma Ruth Kelley, on December 17, 1977 at Miami Co., Ohio.^1,3,4 Thomas Carl Graham died on October 26, 2020 at Covington, Miami Co., Ohio, at age 68.¹