Edwin Graves;70;of Charleroi;R.D.2;died in Charleroi Division of Mon Valley Hospital on Saturday Feb.17;1973;at 8:50 p.m. He was born in Marksville;Virginia on June 3;1902;a son of John Harris and Elizabeth Ellen Bowers Graves;and was a member of Grace United Methodist Church of Coal Center and Fallowfield Grange No.1382. Mr.Graves retired in 1966 as foreman of the construction department of the Monessen Plant of Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. Surviving are his widow;Hazel LaRose Graves;one son;David J.Shaver of Belle Vernon;three daughters;;Mrs.Barbara Lockhart and Mrs.George (Jacqueline) Kiliamy;both of Silver Springs;Md.;and Mrs.Nicholas (Betty) Shannon of Gaithersburg;Md.;one sister;Mrs.Stanford (Mabel) Nauman of Gettysburg;S.D.;eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends will be received at the Shelby Ferguson Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;from 2 to 4 and 7 to p.m. Monday. Services will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m.with the Rev.Frank A.Bodnar of First United Methodist Church;Charleroi;officiating. Interment will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery.