OBITUARY: WILLIAM E. CRAIG
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Hawk Funeral Home in Sligo for William Earl Craig, 72 of Shippenville, who died at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, Jan 6, in Clarion Osteopathic Community Hospital. Born in Sligo, February 21, 1898, he was a son of the late Charles F. and Minnie Mae Anderson Craig. He was married October 1, 1918, to the former Hilda C. Hackbarth, who died March 23, 1956. He was married September 12, 1958, to Twila I. Hale Heath, who died September 27, 1969. Mr. Craig operated the Sligo Feed Mill for 26 years and worked at one time for Knox Glass Inc. He had been an employee of Shippenville Borough. He was a member of the Shippenville United Methodist Church and Prosperity Grange. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Jay (Marjorie) Finefrock of RD Clarion, Mrs. Paul (Kathryn) Ashbaugh and Mrs. Robert (Elaine) Ketner of ST. Petersburg, and Mrs. John (Joanne) Wolfgang of Shippenville; four sons, Charles and Dean of Erie, Raymond of California and Jay of Shippenville; two step-daughters, Mrs. Clair (Lois) Allaman of Shippenville and Mrs. Samuel (Mary Ellen) Allaman of Murrysville; two step-sons, Willmer Heath of Lamartine and Raymond Heath of DuBois; 32 grandchildren; five sisters, Mrs. Grant (Jessie) Hoover of RD Sligo, Mrs. Carl (Alma) Heeter of Sligo; Mrs. Ira (Martha) Stewart of Meadville, Mrs. Mae Craig of RD Rimersburg and Mrs. Joseph (Eva Belle) McClain of East Brady: and two brothers, Ira Craig of Las Vegas, Nev., and Herman Craig of Rimersburg. The Rev. Richard Eddinger, pastor of the Shippenville United Methodist Church, officiated at the funeral services and burial was in the Sligo Cemetery.


William Earl Craig, 72, of Shippenville, operator of the Sligo Feed Mile for 26 years, died at 3:15 am Wednesday in Clarion Hospital. Born in Sligo, February 21, 1898, he was a son of Charles F. and Minnie Mae Anderson Craig. He was married to the former Hilda C. Hackbarth, who died March 23, 1956. He married Twila I. Hale Heath, September 12, 1958. She died September 27, 1969. In addition to being a feed mill operator, Mr. Craig worked at one time for Knox Glass, Inc., and had been an employee of Shippenville Borough. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Jay [Marjorie] Finefrock of Clarion RD 2, Mrs. Paul [Kathryn] Ashbaugh; and Mrs. Robert [Elaine] Ketner of St. Petersburg and Mrs. John [Joanne] Wolfgang of Shippenville; four sons, Charles and Dean Craig of Erie; Raymond Craig of the State of California and Jay Craig of Shippenville; two step-daughters, Mrs. Clair [Lois] Allaman of Shippenville, and Mrs. Samuel [Mary Ellen] Allaman of Murrysville; two step-sons, Wilmer Heath of Lamertine and Raymond Heath of DuBois; five sisters; Mrs Grant [Jessie] Hoover and Mrs. Carl [Alma] Heeter of Sligo, Mrs. Ira [Martha] Stewart of Meadville, Mrs. Mae McCall of Rimersburg RD and Mrs. Joseph [Eva Belle] McClain of East Brady; two brothers, Ira Craig of Las Vegas, Nev., and Herman Craig of Rimersburg, and 32 grandchildren. Deceased are two sons, Earl Frederick and William Richard; a daughter, Vivian Mae; two sisters, Nina and Mabel, and two brothers, Hobart and Edward. The family will receive friends at the Hawk Funeral Home in Sligo from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm today and Friday. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Saturday in the funeral home with Rev. Richard Eddinger, pastor of the Shippenville United Methodist Charge, officiating. Interment will be in the Sligo Cemetery. The Derrick, Oil City, PA. Thursday, Jan 7, 1971. Pg 28