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William Perry “Bill” Ashcraft

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William Perry “Bill” Ashcraft Veteran

Birth
Ralls, Crosby County, Texas, USA
Death
9 Jul 2008 (aged 79)
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, USA
Burial
Ralls, Crosby County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sub 6, Lot 83, Space 5
Memorial ID
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Services for William P. "Bill" Ashcraft, 79, of Ralls will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 12, 2008 at the Emma Church of Christ with Tim Mills officiating. Burial with Masonic Rights will be in the Ralls Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Ralls. Bill passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at Covenant Specialty Hospital in Lubbock. He was born November 27, 1928 in Ralls to the late Emory Braxton and Sudie Hester Carrico Ashcraft. On September 12, 1954 he married Norma Ruth Surratt in Ralls.

Bill, a lifelong resident of Ralls was a member of the Emma Church of Christ in Ralls. He worked for the post office in Lubbock and then served as postmaster of the Ralls post office for many years. Bill was former scout master of the Ralls Boy Scouts and served on the board of review. He was a member of Emma Masonic Lodge #931, the Ralls Rotary Club and a former member of the Ralls EMS. He was a former little league baseball coach and was a football official for 25 years. Bill was an Air Force veteran of WWII.

Survivors include; his wife, Norma of Ralls, a son and his wife, Perry and Melissa Ashcraft of Ralls, a daughter and her husband Marcy and Steve Woods of Paris, mother-in-law, Bea Surratt of Ralls, a sister Sarah Roden of Ralls, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers will be; Ken McCool, Billy Edwards, Jimmy Moore, Scott Gilbreath, Tom Blair, Jacob Blair, Jesse Ramirez and J. D. Silva, and honorary pallbearers; Matthew Ashcraft and Michael Woods.
Services for William P. "Bill" Ashcraft, 79, of Ralls will be at 2:00 PM, Saturday, July 12, 2008 at the Emma Church of Christ with Tim Mills officiating. Burial with Masonic Rights will be in the Ralls Cemetery under direction of Adams Funeral Home of Ralls. Bill passed away on Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at Covenant Specialty Hospital in Lubbock. He was born November 27, 1928 in Ralls to the late Emory Braxton and Sudie Hester Carrico Ashcraft. On September 12, 1954 he married Norma Ruth Surratt in Ralls.

Bill, a lifelong resident of Ralls was a member of the Emma Church of Christ in Ralls. He worked for the post office in Lubbock and then served as postmaster of the Ralls post office for many years. Bill was former scout master of the Ralls Boy Scouts and served on the board of review. He was a member of Emma Masonic Lodge #931, the Ralls Rotary Club and a former member of the Ralls EMS. He was a former little league baseball coach and was a football official for 25 years. Bill was an Air Force veteran of WWII.

Survivors include; his wife, Norma of Ralls, a son and his wife, Perry and Melissa Ashcraft of Ralls, a daughter and her husband Marcy and Steve Woods of Paris, mother-in-law, Bea Surratt of Ralls, a sister Sarah Roden of Ralls, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers will be; Ken McCool, Billy Edwards, Jimmy Moore, Scott Gilbreath, Tom Blair, Jacob Blair, Jesse Ramirez and J. D. Silva, and honorary pallbearers; Matthew Ashcraft and Michael Woods.


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