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Kenneth Paul Craig Jr.

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Kenneth Paul Craig Jr.

Birth
Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, USA
Death
5 Jan 2019 (aged 54)
Oklahoma, USA
Burial
Paoli, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
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PAOLI
Craig, Kenneth Paul Jr., 54, died Jan. 5. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church of Paoli (John M. Ireland , Moore).

Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Wednesday, January 9, 2019, Page 5A.
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Kenneth Paul Craig, Jr., of Paoli, OK passed away January 5, 2019. He was born May 7, 1964 to Kenneth Paul Craig, Sr. and Jane in Brunswick, Georgia.

Kenny attended high school in Moore. He enjoyed working, especially carpentry work. He enjoyed listening to music, especially Lynyrd Skynyrd. In his youth he enjoyed going to the lake and fishing with his Papa Tippet and cousin, Kevin Falsom. Onetime they held the record for catching a 32 lb. catfish at Arbuckle Lake. Kenny was an Oklahoma Sooners fan. He enjoyed scary movies and had a big collection of DVDs of scary movies and also watching westerns.

Kenny enjoyed working in his shop and he would always be repairing something for someone in the community. He was self-employed and was in construction most of his working career. Kenny had an out-going sense of humor, he could have been a standup comedian. He always had a joke to tell you. Kenny loved life to the fullest. He had a zest for life and was a kind loving person who would help anyone in need and if he couldn’t help them then he would find someone that could. Kenny knew everybody in Paoli and loved his community. Kenny was a kind loving son, husband, father and grandfather. Kenny’s first love was spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

He is survived by his mother, Jane Craig-Wilbanks, of Paoli; wife, Anne-Marie, of the home; 3 children, Kristopher Craig and wife, Samantha, of Paoli, Korye Craig and wife, Dani, of Purcell, and Kyle Craig, of Paoli; sister, Michelle Craig, of Paoli; 3 grandsons, Karsyn, Korbyn, and Kamdyn Craig; 1 granddaughter, Kalli Craig; and longtime friends Al and Kay Nowlin. He is preceded in death by his father, Kenneth, Sr.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 10, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Paoli, Paoli, OK. Interment to follow at Paoli Cemetery, Paoli, OK. Services are under the direction of John M. Ireland Funeral Home and Chapel, Moore, OK.
PAOLI
Craig, Kenneth Paul Jr., 54, died Jan. 5. Services 2 p.m. Thursday, First Baptist Church of Paoli (John M. Ireland , Moore).

Published in The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Wednesday, January 9, 2019, Page 5A.
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Kenneth Paul Craig, Jr., of Paoli, OK passed away January 5, 2019. He was born May 7, 1964 to Kenneth Paul Craig, Sr. and Jane in Brunswick, Georgia.

Kenny attended high school in Moore. He enjoyed working, especially carpentry work. He enjoyed listening to music, especially Lynyrd Skynyrd. In his youth he enjoyed going to the lake and fishing with his Papa Tippet and cousin, Kevin Falsom. Onetime they held the record for catching a 32 lb. catfish at Arbuckle Lake. Kenny was an Oklahoma Sooners fan. He enjoyed scary movies and had a big collection of DVDs of scary movies and also watching westerns.

Kenny enjoyed working in his shop and he would always be repairing something for someone in the community. He was self-employed and was in construction most of his working career. Kenny had an out-going sense of humor, he could have been a standup comedian. He always had a joke to tell you. Kenny loved life to the fullest. He had a zest for life and was a kind loving person who would help anyone in need and if he couldn’t help them then he would find someone that could. Kenny knew everybody in Paoli and loved his community. Kenny was a kind loving son, husband, father and grandfather. Kenny’s first love was spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren.

He is survived by his mother, Jane Craig-Wilbanks, of Paoli; wife, Anne-Marie, of the home; 3 children, Kristopher Craig and wife, Samantha, of Paoli, Korye Craig and wife, Dani, of Purcell, and Kyle Craig, of Paoli; sister, Michelle Craig, of Paoli; 3 grandsons, Karsyn, Korbyn, and Kamdyn Craig; 1 granddaughter, Kalli Craig; and longtime friends Al and Kay Nowlin. He is preceded in death by his father, Kenneth, Sr.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday, January 10, 2019 at First Baptist Church of Paoli, Paoli, OK. Interment to follow at Paoli Cemetery, Paoli, OK. Services are under the direction of John M. Ireland Funeral Home and Chapel, Moore, OK.

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