Dain A. Graham, 35, West Carthage

WEST CARTHAGE, NY —  Dain Adom Graham, 35, of 31 Franklin St., West Carthage, died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022, in the emergency room of Carthage Area Hospital after being stricken suddenly at his residence.

Born Aug. 5,1987, in Carthage, the son of Timothy A. and Cheryl K. (Rivers) Graham, he was a graduate of Carthage Central High School.

Dain moved to the Cortland area where he worked for the William George Agency in Dryden, Gutchess Lumber Company in Cortland, Byrne Dairy in Cortland and the ARC of Madison and Cortland Counties. He just recently returned to Carthage to live with his mom and was working at Jreck Subs in Carthage.

Dain loved spending time with his family and friends. He was a real foodie and enjoyed cookouts and in his spare time he enjoyed physical fitness training.

He is survived by his eight-year-old son: Carter Graham, Cortland, his father, Timothy A. Graham, Dexter; his mother, Cheryl K. (Rivers) Graham, West Carthage; a brother, Robert Rice, Brockway, PA; his maternal grandfather, Jack Rivers, Carthage; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

A Celebration of Life will be held 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022, at the American Legion Post # 789 in Carthage. There will be no calling hours.

Arrangements are with the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, Carthage.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Dain’s memory can be made to PayPal at rrice09@yahoo.com.

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