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Chastyne Elizabeth (Williams) Basham/Graff was born November 19, 19
10 in C addo Mills, Texas. She was the daughter of Arthur Blair and Eff
ie Viola (H arris) Williams. She had two older brothers Rupert Olaf and Ea
rl Ackley a nd two younger brothers Dale Lawrence and John Ben. Chastyne l
ived in Waxa hachie, Granfield (Oklahoma), Spur, Abilene, and Cleburne bef
ore movi ng to Grandview in 1926-1927. Chastyne worked as a nurses a
id at the Clebu rne nursing home and Memorial Hospital, Cleburne where s
he retired. She w as a very devout Christian and was a member of First Bap
tist Church, Grand view, Texas until she married Walter Graff and mov
ed to Cleburne where s he immediately joined the local church, East Hender
son Baptist Church. Inf ormation provided by her daughter Joann (Basham) R
oten