Lonnice Graham was born in Buffalo, NY on August 8, 1960 to the late Lonnie Graham and Pearlie Mae Parker Graham. She received her education in the Buffalo School District attending elementary school P.S. #17, Woodlawn Junior High and Lafayette High School. Lonnice received her high school diploma from Alternative High School and furthered her education by attending Bryant & Stratton Business Institute followed by Sawyer School of Medicine. She became a certified Medical Assistant.

Lonnice worked as a homecare aide after she graduated from high school. She worked at Erie County Medical Center and in her later years she worked for the Macquire Group as a receptionist. Lonnice enjoyed spending time and pouring all her love on children of all ages. She didn’t care if they were blood related or not. Her hobbies included music, religious studies and entertaining family and friends.

Lonnice Graham was a beautiful protective infectious soul focused on touching the hearts of everyone with whom she came in contact. She will be remembered for giving you “the shirt off her back” and if it didn't fit, she'd buy you one.

Lonnice was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Lonnie Graham, Yvonne Fields, Dorothy “TeTe” Whytely, Darryl “Trible” Fields, Billy Fields, Doug Fields, Darlene Fields, Diedre Fields.

The footprints of her love and precious memories are cherished by: her only son, Willie Maxwell Jr.; siblings, Floyd Lee Graham, Greg Graham, Dennis Fields, Sandy Fields and Lousie Prentice; beloved nephew, Umar Graham Sr.; special nephew and niece, Isaiah and Imani Graham; two aunts, Ruth Chapmon and Clara M. McCoy; god sons, Dion and Devon as well as a host of other relatives and many friends.