John E. Graves, 64, of Cazenovia, died August 5th at Loretto. John was born in Syracuse, the son of the late Charles and Marie Graves. John was an Auto Body Technician for Lou Petrella's in McGraw. Besides his parents, he is predeceased by his sister, Mary Clark. He is survived by his daughters, Krystina and Jessica Graves; his sister, Elizabeth (Libby) Holmes; brothers Charles, Thomas and Chris; his nieces, Madeleine, and Erika Clark and Althea Holmes and nephews, Matt and Nathan Clark and Christian Kubler. He is also survived by his partner, Karen Omans. A Celebration of his life will be held at 2PM on August 24th at the Tait Funeral Home, Inc. 2333 Fenner Road in Cazenovia.