William "Willie" Craig

WILLIAM E. “WILLIE” CRAIG, 81, OF 400 MCKINLEY ST., STONEFORT, IL DIED SUNDAY APRIL 18, 2010, AT 5:30 AM AR DEACONESS HOSPITAL IN EVANSVILLE, IN. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD TUESDAY APRIL 20, 2010 AT 11 AM AT FELTY FUNERAL HOME IN CARRIER MILLS, IL. VISITATION WILL BE TUESDAY FROM 9 TO 11 AM. BURIAL WILL BE IN BOLTON-TRAMMELL CEMETERY IN STONEFORT, IL AND REVEREND KEITH BUNFILL, REV GARY GRAVES AND REV. JEFF BAKER WILL OFFICIATE. MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE IN LIEU OF FLOWERS TO THE STONEFORT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH, ENVELOPES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE FUNERAL HOME. WILLIE WAS BORN ON JANUARY 20, 1929 IN STONEFORT, IL TO THE LATE U.B. AND NELLIE (SIMMONS) CRAIG. HE MARRIED THE FORMER WINNIE HARRAWOOD ON APRIL 17, 1951 WHOM SURVIVES. HE WAS A RETIRED COAL MINER, AN ARMY VETERAN OF THE KOREAN WAR AND A MEMBER OF THE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH AND THE STONEFORT AMERICAN LEGION. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE: WINNIE CRAIG OF STONEFORT, IL; SON: BUTCH (KATHY) CRAIG OF STONEFORT, IL; DAUGHTER: JACQUIE CRAIG OF MARION, IL; GRANDCHILDREN: RYAN CRAIG OF PEORIA, IL; TENEKA (JODY) BETZ OF STONEFORT, IL; GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: BLAIN AND BREEZY BETZ OF STONEFORT, IL; 2 BROTHERS: TOM (LORETTA) CRAIG OF STONEFORT, IL; AND PHILLIP (MARYANN) CRAIG OF CARRIER MILLS, IL; 3 BROTHER IN LAWS: BOB TAYLOR OF STONEFORT, IL; BILL HARRAWOOD AND DENNIS CABLE BOTH OF EVANSVILLE, IN; 3 SISTER IN LAWS BOBBIE HARRAWOOD OF BROKEN ARROW, OK; REN HESTER OF EVANSVILLE, IN; AND LENORA CRAIG OF GASTONIA, NC; AND SEVERAL NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS. HE WAS PRECEDED IND DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, 2 BROTHERS: COY CRAIG, AND CHARLES CRAIG; SISTER: KAY TAYLOR; 3 BROTHER IN LAWS: KENNETH, FLOYD AND JOHN HARRAWOOD AND 3 SISTER IN LAWS WANDA WALLACE, EILEEN CABLE AND RUTH RICKMAN.