James Ray "Jim" Upham, 85, passed away Friday, Nov. 17, 2017 at his home in Graham. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 21, at 1 p.m. in Morrison Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Gooseneck Cemetery under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home. James was born March 1, 1932 in Graham. to the late Jess Benjamin and Ruby (Newby) Upham. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, where he received a Service Ribbon with two stars and a Purple Heart. James married Mattie Rose McFadden on Aug. 11, 1980 in Mineral Wells. James worked in the oilfield for 30 years as an oilfield engineer and was a member of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mattie Upham of Graham; daughters, Sherry Whitmire and husband, Jimmie of Possum Kingdom Lake, Becky Elliott and husband, Woodie of Graham, and LaVon Denton of Graham; sons, Calvin Todd and wife, Julene of Ethete, Wyo. and Rodney Todd of Graham; 13 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Lanora Drake and Ruth West, and brothers, Leonard, William and J.B. Upham. Memorials may be made to Graham Regional Hospice.