Flora Marie Graw

Note: Initially we sent this obituary notice out as an email announcement related Mrs. Graw, however the email responses sent back about how Mrs. Graw had touched so many people’s lives, that we felt it is important to maintain a permanent record of whom she was.

From comments received she was more than a Cub Scout Den Mother, she was more than the camp cook at Camp Fawcett for many years – she was a giver to the betterment of others and asked nothing in return. Her desire to help better others will live long after her passing.

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Flora Marie Graw, 96, of Uvalde died Feb. 26, 2012, at Amistad Nursing Home.

She was born in Hamilton, Ohio, on June 22, 1915, to Angelina Brentano Nistler and Egidius Nistler.

She was raised in Carrizo Springs by her step-parents, Martin Nistler and Ana Ochs Nistler.

She graduated from Carrizo Springs High School.

She married Ernst Adolph Graw on Oct. 4, 1935, in Carrizo Springs.

 Graw worked for the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District as a secretary for 35 years and was a Cub Scout Den Mother for the Boy Scouts of America. She was also one of the nation’s first and last recipients of the Boy Scouts of America Silver Fawn Award and an active member with the Uvalde Rebekka Lodge.

Graw served as the Uvalde Area Chamber of Commerce secretary for Bob Welborne.

The family said she loved animals, especially cats and dogs. Graw also loved birds, rivers, children and games such as dominoes and cards.

She is survived by two sons, Ernst Graw of Devine and Julius Graw (Ernst & Julius are both Eagle Scouts) and wife, Kathy, of Dallas; one sister, Marie Bell of San Marcos; three grandchildren, Kathleen Graw of Anaheim Hills, Calif., Christopher Graw of Dallas and Lorraine Graw Sarles of Los Angeles, Calif.; one great-granddaughter, Maeva Flora Sarles of Los Angeles, Calif.; three nephews; and five nieces.

She was preceded in death by her parents; stepparents; husband; three sisters, Alice Armstrong, May Nistler and Josephie Gentry; two brothers, Martin Nistler and Eddie Nistler; and one niece, Emma Morgan.

Funeral services were held yesterday at 10 a.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Chapel.

Interment followed at Hillcrest Cemetery.