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Harrison John "Skip" Graden 50, of Nokomis passed away Sunday November 25, 2018 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois.
Skip the son of David E. Graden and Janet E. (Yarbrough) Graden was born June 27, 1968 in Taylorville, Illinois. Both parents reside together in Coalton, Illinois as do his children Harrison J. (Shon) Graden Jr. of East Alton, Merissa JN Graden (fiance' Eric Smay) of East Alton, grandchildren Robert A. and Eragon E. Smay, sisters Julia (Donald) Arndt of Collinsville, IL., Jeannine Graden of Phoenix, AZ. and brother Andrew (Tami) Graden of Nokomis.
Skip was a member of The First Baptist Chuirch, Nokomis, an avid chef and had completed 14 years of education. He was a member of the Honor Society at St. Louis Community College, He was a member of the MS Society and established an on-line blog for MS support call "I have MS and I am a stronger person for it".
Funeral services will be Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 11:00 AM in The First Baptist Church of Nokomis. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM till service time.
Memorials are suggested to the Family or The National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
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