Rebecca DeGraw

May 5, 1927 - October 13, 2018

Rebecca (Becky) DeGraw passed away peacefully at 91 years of age, on October 13, 2018, in Pleasant Grove, Utah, at the home of her daughter where she had been living for the past four years. Becky was a longtime resident of 63 years in Richland, Washington, raising her six children and working in the clothing industry as a buyer and manager for the Bon Marche and Lady Dawson stores. After her retirement, she served two missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in St. George, Utah, and London, England. Becky was born on May 5, 1927, in Magna, Utah, the second child and first daughter of nine children, to Henry A. and Ethel (Catten) Anderson. She was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, where she met and then married her husband of 70 years, Gene DeGraw, on September 1, 1943, in the Salt Lake City Temple. The couple moved to Richland in 1951. Becky was a beautiful person, inside and out. Her love and service to family was the most important thing in her life. Becky and Gene enjoyed traveling, gardening, taking walks, and maintaining their home together. They also served as temple workers in the Seattle and Columbia River Temples in Washington. Becky is survived by her six children: Richard (Carol Clark) of Rexburg, Idaho; Robert (Ronna Durtschi) of Las Vegas, Nevada; Suzanne (Gary) Griggs of Richland, Washington; Michael (Susan Herron) of Mission Viejo, California; Martin (Janet Stanfield) of Las Vegas, Nevada; and Kimberly (Doyle) Jarman of Pleasant Grove, Utah. She is also survived by six of her siblings: Richard (Donna) of Glendale, Arizona; Isabelle Wolfe of Hamilton, Montana; George (Pam) Anderson and Diane (Carl) Volmer of Richland, Washington; Linda (Galen) Walley of Soap Lake, Washington; and Kenny (Marilyn) Anderson of Rexburg, Idaho. She has a loving extended family of 27 grandchildren, 67 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents and two of her siblings: Henry Anderson, and Shirley Fadely; and by two granddaughters: April DeGraw and Arianne Matchett. Becky will be remembered with love by her many family members, friends, and associates from her church and work. In lieu of flowers, the family requests you donate to your local hospice or the Humanitarian Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A graveside service will be held at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 915 Bypass Highway, Richland, Washington, on Friday, October 26, at 1 pm, followed by a reception in her honor at the event center located at the cemetery.