Orville Hickman Craig, Sr. age 80, passed away at the Louisville Health Care Center on November 5, 2016. He retired as a carpenter from Mississippi State University and was a member of Sturgis Baptist Church. Mr. Craig also served in the U.S. Air Force.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Bobbie Ruth Richards Craig of Sturgis; sons, Wyman Craig and his wife Tonia of Livingston, LA, Orville Craig, Jr and his wife Mona of Sturgis, and Tom Craig and Deanna Crews of Sturgis; daughters, Wanda Box of Sturgis, and Rita Lynn Perry and her husband Ken of Carthage; brothers, Barney Craig and Elzie Craig of Walker, LA; sister, Earlene Payne of Walker, LA; nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard Hickman Craig and Clara Peters Craig; 3 brothers and 2 sisters all from Louisiana.
Services are scheduled for Monday, November 7, 2016 at Friendship Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. with the service to immediate follow. Burial will be in the McClelland Cemetery.
Published in Starkville Daily News on Nov. 6, 2016
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Bobbie Ruth Richards Craig of Sturgis; sons, Wyman Craig and his wife Tonia of Livingston, LA, Orville Craig, Jr and his wife Mona of Sturgis, and Tom Craig and Deanna Crews of Sturgis; daughters, Wanda Box of Sturgis, and Rita Lynn Perry and her husband Ken of Carthage; brothers, Barney Craig and Elzie Craig of Walker, LA; sister, Earlene Payne of Walker, LA; nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard Hickman Craig and Clara Peters Craig; 3 brothers and 2 sisters all from Louisiana.
Services are scheduled for Monday, November 7, 2016 at Friendship Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. with the service to immediate follow. Burial will be in the McClelland Cemetery.
Published in Starkville Daily News on Nov. 6, 2016
Orville Hickman Craig, Sr. age 80, passed away at the Louisville Health Care Center on November 5, 2016. He retired as a carpenter from Mississippi State University and was a member of Sturgis Baptist Church. Mr. Craig also served in the U.S. Air Force.
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Bobbie Ruth Richards Craig of Sturgis; sons, Wyman Craig and his wife Tonia of Livingston, LA, Orville Craig, Jr and his wife Mona of Sturgis, and Tom Craig and Deanna Crews of Sturgis; daughters, Wanda Box of Sturgis, and Rita Lynn Perry and her husband Ken of Carthage; brothers, Barney Craig and Elzie Craig of Walker, LA; sister, Earlene Payne of Walker, LA; nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard Hickman Craig and Clara Peters Craig; 3 brothers and 2 sisters all from Louisiana.
Services are scheduled for Monday, November 7, 2016 at Friendship Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. with the service to immediate follow. Burial will be in the McClelland Cemetery.
Published in Starkville Daily News on Nov. 6, 2016
He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Bobbie Ruth Richards Craig of Sturgis; sons, Wyman Craig and his wife Tonia of Livingston, LA, Orville Craig, Jr and his wife Mona of Sturgis, and Tom Craig and Deanna Crews of Sturgis; daughters, Wanda Box of Sturgis, and Rita Lynn Perry and her husband Ken of Carthage; brothers, Barney Craig and Elzie Craig of Walker, LA; sister, Earlene Payne of Walker, LA; nine grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonard Hickman Craig and Clara Peters Craig; 3 brothers and 2 sisters all from Louisiana.
Services are scheduled for Monday, November 7, 2016 at Friendship Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. with the service to immediate follow. Burial will be in the McClelland Cemetery.
Published in Starkville Daily News on Nov. 6, 2016
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