Phyllis Kathleen Morley Graham of Pawleys Island, SC passed away on 06 April 2016 at the Tidelands Hospice Center, Georgetown, SC. Mrs. Graham was preceded in death by her husband Marion Wilson Graham on 31 December 2006. Mrs. Graham's parents emigrated to the United States from London England in the early 1920s, and she was born in Detroit Michigan on 11 May, 1925. She trained as a commercial fashion artist before joining the Corps of Engineers in Detroit, where she progressed to head of the Secretarial Pool before meeting her future husband. Marriage delayed her artistic career as she dedicated herself to raising four daughters. Phyllis was very active in her children's lives, participating in the PTA, school functions, and acting as a dynamic Girl Scout Leader for many years. Upon retirement, she resumed her artistic endeavors, perfecting her painting skills in acrylics and pastels, as well as expanding into hand-created clay sculptures. Her whimsy became particularly evident in her amusing yet intricate interpretations of people and animals in clay. When her husband's retirement moved her to the South, she became involved in a variety of art groups in South Carolina and Florida, consistently winning awards for her creative rustic landscapes, calming seascapes and views of Americana. Throughout her life, she kept her friends and family entertained with her love of life and her wacky, off-kilter sense of humor, often at her own expense. She had an intense love of animals, life, laughter and nature. She was known for adopting needy dogs and cats. She often employed her critical creative eye as a basis for her artistic works, but she was equally adept at finding the humor in almost any situation, and engaging those around her in her lighthearted enjoyment of life. She is dearly loved by four daughters and family: Janice K. Graham and husband Michael D. Fallaw of Dallas TX, Gail Graham Roper and husband Raymond E. Roper Jr. of Pawleys Island SC, Linda Graham and husband James McClanahan of Chapin SC, Carole Graham of Surfside Beach SC, five grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Arrangements are by Mayer Funeral Home of Georgetown SC. Services and internment will be held at the mausoleum at Pennyroyal Gardens in Georgetown SC at 1640 Pennyroyal Road at 11:00am on Saturday, April 09. Submit comments and condolences to MayerFuneralHome.com, or visit their Facebook page. In lieu of flowers, love your family, enjoy life and each other, and laugh every chance you get. Funeral Home: Georgetown Chapel of Mayer Funeral Home 222 Saint James Street Georgetown, SC US 29440