Obit for: Sydney Troy Grafton Kilpatrick Funeral Home 209 North Bonner Ruston, LA 71270 Sydney Troy Grafton Funeral services for Sydney Troy Grafton, 87, of Bernice, LA will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, September 8, 2010 at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Bernice, LA. Rev. Mike Smith will officiate the service. Interment will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston, LA. Mr. Grafton was born in Bernice, LA on October 17, 1922 and died on September 5, 2010 in Bernice, LA. He served his country in the United States Navy from May 1944 until January 1946. After retiring from the Federal Aviation Administration, Mr. Grafton moved from Lake Charles, LA back home to Bernice, LA where he enjoyed many years gardening and deer hunting. He is preceded in death by his wife, Jeanie Grafton; great grandson, Elijah Trace Welch; step-son, Ralph Reeves, and five siblings. Survivors include his son, Benjamin Troy Grafton; daughters, Katherine Grafton Conner and husband Grady; Joyce Grafton Welch; step-son, Michael G. Reeves and wife Holly; seven grandchildren, Lauren Conner Ellis – husband Ashton, Michael Conner, David Welch, Robby Welch, Leslie Reeves and husband Marcelino Navarro, Sarah Babcock and husband Jason, Lee Reeves; five great grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to St. Jude≠s Children≠s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TX 38105-1942. Pallbearers will be David Welch, Robby Welch, Michael Conner, Doug Cooper, Darren Cooper, and Matthew Grafton. Honorary pallbearers will be Horace Farrar and Buddy Owens. Family wishes to express their gratitude to the Dr.≠s and staff at Tri Ward Hospital and Clinic. Visitation will be Tuesday, September 7, 2010 from 5:00 P.M until 9:00 PM at Pine Grove Baptist Church in Bernice, LA under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral Home of Ruston, LA. Online condolences maybe sent to the family at: www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com