Dolores B. Phillips McGraw; 83; of McKeesport; departed this life Friday; Dec. 2; 2011; in The Commons at Squirrel Hill; Pittsburgh. She was born April 9; 1928; in Monessen; the daughter of the late Robert and Pearl Wheeler Phillips. She was also preceded in death by her husband; Arthur McGraw Sr.; and two sons; Glenn and Arthur Jr. McGraw. She was a shelter foster parent for Auberle and she has reared over 700 children. She was a member of Calvary United Methodist Church; where she served on the choir and was a former director of the children’s choir. Surviving are her daughters; Sharon McGraw; of Fort Washington; Md.; Sonya McGraw; of Wilkinsburg; Lynn Martin and Helen Miller; both of Forestville; Md.; Anita McGraw; of Elizabeth Township; Kim Waite; of Hazelwood; Bonita McGraw; of Whitaker; and Darlene McGraw; of McKeesport; 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren; sister; Joyce Bonner; of East Liberty; nieces; nephews; cousins; other relatives and many friends. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the ROBERT A. WATERS FUNERAL HOME INC.; 2326 Jenny Lind St.; McKeesport. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Calvary United Methodist Church; 2401 Jenny Lind St.; McKeesport; with the Rev. Earl Jones officiating and the Rev. Phillene Fulmore as the pastor. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery; Belle Vernon. Local arrangements by the Robert A. Waters Funeral Home Inc.; McKeesport.

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